"What's happened with society is that we have created these devices, computers, which already can register and process huge amounts of information, which is a significant fraction of the amount of information that human beings themselves, as a species, can process"
- Seth Lloyd
About this Quote
The quote suggests that computer systems can refining huge amounts of info, which approaches the quantity of details that human beings can refine. The speaker likewise indicates that this technological innovation has actually affected culture by creating devices that are highly efficient in dealing with information.
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"