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Authors: Jaron Lanier

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monopolies for,
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morality and,
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motivation and,
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nano-,
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new vs. old,
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obsolescence of,
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political impact of,
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progress in,
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resources for,
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rupture as concept in,
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scams in,
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n,
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singularity of,
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social impact of,
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software-mediated,
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startup companies in,
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utopian,
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see also specific technologies

technophobia,
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television,
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temperature,
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Ten Commandments,
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Terminator, The,
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terrorism,
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Tesla, Nikola,
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Texas,
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text,
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textile industry,
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n,
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theocracy,
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Theocracy humor,
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thermodynamics,
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Thiel, Peter,
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thought experiments,
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thought schemas,
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3D printers,
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Thrun, Sebastian,
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Tibet,
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Time Machine, The
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topology, network,
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touchscreens,
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tourism,
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Toyota Prius,
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tracking services,
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trade,
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traffic,
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“tragedy of the commons,”
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Transformers,
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translation services,
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transparency,
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transportation,
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travel agents,
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Travelocity,
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travel sites,
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tree-shaped networks,
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tribal dramas,
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trickle-down effect,
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triumphalism,
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tropes (humors),
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trust,
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Turing, Alan,
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Turing’s humor,
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Turing Test,
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Twitter,
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2001: A Space Odyssey,
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two-way links,
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underemployment,
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unemployment,
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