Futurist , techno - philosopher , and musicianJaron Lanierhas a new Bible out , calledYou Are Not A Gadget . In an interview about it with Metafilter’sJessamyn West , Lanier predicts the next stage in globalism : Americans commandeer Taiwanese designs .
Lanier says :
At some point which is essentially now , China is go bad to be macabre of the idea that we ’re the designer and they ’re the producer and they ’ll start design on their own , and then , before too long , some American manufacturer will rive off a Chinese house decorator and the Chinese will be upset about it .
The same kind of thing will happen for a lot of state and then there might be enough international pressure for some kind of convening on intellectual property because this , what this is about is a social contract , a societal contract bridge will come about when enough people comprehend ego - stake in a organisation that defer satisfaction .
It ’s worth show West ’s entire interview with him , posted onher website , because they turn over moderately deep into Lanier ’s arguments in his book – including his distaste for “ retentive rump ” theme of economics . He also talks a little second about Gawker Media , and says that he experience “ take down ” when he wrote for the Huffington Post .
Needless to say , you should alsocheck out You Are Not A Gadget , an challenging flavor at how technology mutates culture , from the hombre who helped invent the idea of “ virtual realness . ”
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