“The Net Regards _______ As Failure, and Routes Around It”
by Adam Thierer on September 1, 2008 · 1 comment
Variations on a theme:
“The net regards censorship as a failure, and routes around it.” – John Gilmore, SUN Microsystems & EFF co-founder.
“The net regards hierarchy as a failure, and routes around it.” — Mark Pesce, Writer, consultant, Sydney, Australia
“The web regards centralization as a failure, and routes around it… by moving to the edge.” — Stowe Boyd, /Message blog
“The net regards the middleman as a failure, and routes around it.” — Terry Heaton, PoMo Blog
Anybody have any others to add?
About Adam Thierer
Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He previously served as President of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, as Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and as a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation. He is the author or editor of six books on technology and media policy and also writes a weekly column for Forbes called "Technologies of Freedom." Thierer earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism at Indiana University and received his master's degree in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland. His passions in life (besides technology and liberty, of course) are fast cars, fine cigars, and good beer.
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