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The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free

The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Technology, Differences, Slavery

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.40, Random House

The opposite of manliness isn't cowardice; it's technology.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Technology, Opposites, Cowardice

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.16, Random House

The Internet allows the small guy a global marketplace. But technology is harmful in the sense that we get too much information from it. Because of the web we get 10 times the amount of noise we ever got, which makes harmful fallacies far more likely.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Technology, Guy, Noise

"Nassim Taleb: 'Big corporations will always fail'". Interview With Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. June 19, 2010.