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What If Data Is a Bad Idea?
Data is reductive. It objectifies. It bureaucratizes. But is it a bad idea?
The metaphysics of information, art, and narrative
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Data is reductive. It objectifies. It bureaucratizes. But is it a bad idea?
It is the best of times for electronic ink but it is the worst of times for actually reading eBooks.
When the personal computer went from being a "bicycle for the mind" to a surveilled shopping mall.
The narrative can change, but we must overcome the disinformation and fear that has overtaken the United States.