If you hear an expert talking about the Internet and saying it [does] this, or it will do that, you should treat it with the same skepticism that you might treat the comments of an economist about the economy or a weatherman about the weather.

  • -- W.Daniel Hillis W.丹尼尔·希利斯

如果你听到一位专家在谈论互联网,并说它会做这个或会做那个,你应该用同样的怀疑态度对待它,就像你对待经济学家对经济的评论或天气预报员对天气的评论一样。

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A Swedish physicist can not discuss his work with fifty people unless he goes abroad. A Swedish economist can get opinions and instructions in his native language from thousands upon thousands of his fellow citizens.

一位瑞典物理学家除非出国,否则不能与五十个人讨论他的工作。一位瑞典经济学家可以从他成千上万的同胞那里得到用本国语言表述的意见和指示。

The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth, and the right sort of demographic trends, but that it prevents people thinking about their futures in a responsible way.

一个纯粹的集体体系的问题不仅在于它需要经济增长和正确的人口趋势,还在于它阻止人们以负责任的方式思考自己的未来。

I am regularly asked what the average Internet user can do to ensure his security. My first answer is usually 'Nothing; you're screwed'.

我经常被问到一般的互联网用户可以做些什么来确保他的安全。我的第一个回答通常是“没什么;你就完蛋了”。

When it comes to the Internet, people like dealing with people.

说到互联网,人们喜欢和人打交道。