All News is Sports News
Political news is nor more a noble calling that sports news, and they follow exactly the same patterns.
Tagged: Clay Shirky
Break the Cycle of Web Addiction
Current technology trends have had a negative impact on our focus, but we already have everything we need to adapt.
Filter Bubbles Versus Viral Memes: Why We Have More Common Ground than Ever Before
The Internet doesn’t dissolve common culture. Rather, it enables the proliferation of viral content that penetrates our attempts to isolate ourselves. As a result, we have more common culture than ever before.
The Post-Gladwellian Paradox: Why Intuitive is the New Counterintuitive
We have reached a tipping point in popular culture: novelty is still the best way to gain attention and prominence, but novelty is now defined by challenging the last decades’s worth of exuberant claims made by journalists, Internet gurus, and others.
Education’s Priorities Problem
Online alternatives to traditional education are a red herring. We have had lower cost, more practical alternatives to traditional education for a long time. The focus of the education reform debate needs to be on shifting cultural and political priorities, not on the latest sexy technology trend.
