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jeffehobbs on Dec 23, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?

This guy has always been a shyster, even back in the Mondo 2000 years. I think it's just as likely that he ran out of gullible audience to buy into his particular brand of elitist, VRML Kool-Aid.

andrewcooke on Dec 23, 2012 [–]

did you read the article? ironically, he's kind of concerned about people like you.

rhizome on Dec 24, 2012 | [–]

Just like religious people "worry" about those resistant to the fold. It's a form of pity inflicted upon those unconvinced by his perspective.

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