Howard Rheingold Quotes

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Howard Rheingold

Profession : Critic

Birth : July 7, 1947

I'm somebody who seems to stumble into things 10 or 20 years before the rest of the world does.

Howard Rheingold

I've spent my life alone in a room with a typewriter.

Howard Rheingold

Flash mobbing may be a fad that passes away, or it may be an indicator of things to come.

Howard Rheingold

You can't have an industrial revolution, you can't have democracies, you can't have populations who can govern themselves until you have literacy. The printing press simply unlocked literacy.

Howard Rheingold

Democracy is not just voting for your leaders; it's really premised upon ordinary citizens understanding the issues.

Howard Rheingold

Technology is my native tongue. I'm online six hours a day.

Howard Rheingold

The Amish communities of Pennsylvania, despite the retro image of horse-drawn buggies and straw hats, have long been engaged in a productive debate about the consequences of technology.

Howard Rheingold

Until fairly recently, Amish teachers would reprimand the student who raised his or her hand as being too individualistic. Calling attention to oneself, or being 'prideful,' is one of the cardinal Amish worries. Having your name or photo in the papers, even talking to the press, is almost a sin.

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Like most modern Americans, I assume individuality is not only a fundamental value, but a goal in life, an art form.

Howard Rheingold

Unlike with the majority of library books, when you enter a term into a search engine there is no guarantee that what you will find is authoritative, accurate or even vaguely true.

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As for Twitter, I've found that you have to learn how to make it add value rather than subtract hours from one's day. Certainly, it affords narcissism and distraction.

Howard Rheingold

What person doesn't search online about their disease after they are diagnosed?

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