Knowledge is out, focus is in, and people are everywhere
EDGE.ORG recently published its annual question responses, including mine. The question this year is “How does the Internet change the way you think?” An excerpt from my essay:
I see today’s Internet as having three primary, broad consequences: 1) information is no longer stored and retrieved by people, but is managed externally, by the Internet, 2) it is increasingly challenging and important for people to maintain their focus in a world where distractions are available anywhere, and 3) the Internet enables us to talk to and hear from people around the world effortlessly.
