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“The telegraph may have made the country into ‘one neighborhood,’ but it was a peculiar one, populated by strangers who knew nothing but the most superficial facts about each other.”
Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death, 1985
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John D. Cook
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Postman died three years before the birth of Twitter.
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Rick Troth
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Electronic communication has had uncounted effects on society, many of which are not recognized by even the most brilliant observers.
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Rick Troth
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Electronic communication without trust anchors leads to misinformation on a grand scale. Physical communication (e.g., face to face) has intrinsic trust anchors. But electronic so rapid that trust (e.g., reputation, but more) is often left behind.
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Zach
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It's really telling that a book written in the 80's feels as relevant today as ever.
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