Original 2021 statement: We’re quickly moving from a world of computer code written by humans - to code-written-by-code-and-data
What Jim has written about this
From “Litigate, or create?” (February 2006)
Decades from now, people will characterize the early years of the 21st century as a period dominated by a battle between the corporate entertainment world and the computer geeks.
Regardless of the deep, troubling and complex issues at work here, the reality is that the folks who control the computer code will be the ones who will control the future. Any attempts to prevent the distribution of information by legal means in this digital world — whether it be music, movies or television signals — will ultimately be doomed to failure.
You come to realize that all these lawsuits are viewed as nothing more than an amusing challenge to the geek community. The on-line mindset, when confronted by a legal letter or restrictive computer code, is to play a version of a popular quiz TV show. “I can crack that secret code in three steps, Alex,” goes the response to the challenge.
From “Daily Inspiration: “It’s time to move from triage to tomorrow!”” (January 2023)
We’re moving from a world in which we fix people after they’re sick - to one in which we know what they are going to become sick with and act accordingly
We’re quickly moving from ‘learning how to drive to ‘learning how to supervise a car’
We’re moving to a world of 24-hour farming - autonomy means that we no longer have to farm only when the sun is up
From ““Business battles the mighty geek…”” (January 2012)
The opening statement was particularly spot on, in light of the SOPA battles of today: ” Decades from now, people will characterize the early years of the 21st century as a period dominated by a battle between the corporate entertainment world and the computer geeks .”
Decades from now , people will characterize the early years of the 21st century as a period dominated by a battle between the corporate entertainment world and the computer geeks.
Regardless of the deep, troubling and complex issues at work here, the reality is that the folks who control the computer code will be the ones who will control the future. Any attempts to prevent the distribution of information by legal means in this digital world — whether it be music, movies or television signals — will ultimately be doomed to failure.
Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:
Litigate, or create?
Daily Inspiration: “It’s time to move from triage to tomorrow!"
"Business battles the mighty geek…”