"It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering." ― Jaron Lanier Topic(s): Technology More From Jaron Lanier "My parents were kind of like me in that they had tons and tons of weird, amazing stuff." "We’re losing track of the vastness of the potential for computer science. We really have to revive the beautiful intellectual joy of it, as opposed to the business potential." "If we allow our self-congratulatory adoration of technology to distract us from our own contact with each other, then somehow the original agenda has been lost." More In Technology "I just invent, then wait until man comes around to needing what I’ve invented."― R. Buckminster Fuller "People would like better batteries but they are wary of making investments. What is required is both a technology push and a market pull."― Donald Sadoway "So many times, these kids know more about the technology than their parents. And so many times, we’re putting kids in very adult situations and expecting them to behave like they’re 40 years old. Well, that’s just not going to happen."― Amy Klobuchar