David Brin on the five memes that shaped the planet on a deeper level: feudalism, machismo, paranoia, "the East" and neophilia (which Brin terms the Dogma of Otherness).
(via the Horn)
Michael Lewis' book (and BBC series) Next is all about 'neophilia'. We're in a situation now where if you don't embrace the new, you fall behind. Partly thanks to the Net, the Dogma of Otherness is winning.
Michael Lewis' book (and BBC series) Next is all about 'neophilia'. We're in a situation now where if you don't embrace the new, you fall behind. Partly thanks to the Net, the Dogma of Otherness is winning.