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irishmolly72 · 56-60, F
"In The Square and the Tower, Niall Ferguson argues that networks have always been with us, from the structure of the brain to the food chain, from the family tree to freemasonry. Throughout history, hierarchies housed in high towers have claimed to rule, but often real power has resided in the networks in the town square below. For it is networks that tend to innovate. And it is through networks that revolutionary ideas can contagiously spread."
Will the internet have as profound an impact on the world as Gutenberg's Bible, or even more?
Will the internet have as profound an impact on the world as Gutenberg's Bible, or even more?
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irishmolly72 · 56-60, F
@swirlie But by the time the technology matures and is no longer rudimentary there will be new technologies wreaking havoc. For instance, quantum computing will make current forms of encryption obsolete. I don't really know what the answer is.
Thanks for stopping by and for posting! :)
Thanks for stopping by and for posting! :)