Prelude: Tripwire
- Who's this Brin
guy? Why might we believe him? Is he credible?
- What's the core concept of the book (so far)?
- Have you seen these little cameras? Where?
- Representative quote (p. 26) "I surely won't give up
essential privacy [...] but that's a far cry from maintaining a
so-called right to skulk in shadows and act against others anonymously &em;
a right that shelters nearly all the predators who make this a
wary, suspicious age, fueling both the growth of government and
a rising obsession with personal security."
- Is Brin an optimist? A pessimist?
- In The Age of Knowledge, he indicates that people will have
more free time and more inspiration to do things with it (pursue
knowledge, sports, hobbies, etc.). Do you believe this?
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