One might guess that a computer scientist who is touted as a pioneer of virtual reality would be a fan of that whole social media thing. After all, Jaron Lanier works as a genius-in-residence of sorts at Microsoft, which is one of several big companies pushing cloud computing, the technological innovation that’s brought a lot of Web 2.0 companies to life. So it can be a tad jarring to read Lanier writing about how “something started to go wrong with the digital revolution around the turn of the 21st century.”
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The Rise of Digital Maoism
Posted by: Renay San Miguel January 22, 2010 05:00 AMOne might guess that a computer scientist who is touted as a pioneer of virtual reality would be a fan of that whole social media thing. After all, Jaron Lanier works as a genius-in-residence of sorts at Microsoft, which is one of several big companies pushing cloud computing, the technological innovation that’s brought a lot of Web 2.0 companies to life. So it can be a tad jarring to read Lanier writing about how “something started to go wrong with the digital revolution around the turn of the 21st century.”