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To: combjelly who wrote (359132)	11/20/2007 12:45:29 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571976

I agree with him to a degree.......I think the internet is the most profound development in a hundred years. At the same time too much adversary can lead to civil war. BTW I have read most of his scifi books. Brin is a vocal enthusiast of the idea that we are currently living in a Golden Age. And things will only get better. He has an exit page for his site. Here it is. I believe it's good that we have a rambunctious society, filled with individualistic and opinionated people. Serenity is nice -- we all need some -- but to hold it up above all other values has become a cheap cliché. Serenity alone never brought progress. Hermits on hilltops never solved a problem. The adversarial process -- the tug and push of contrary views -- helps us to improve, both as individuals and as a culture. Criticism is the only known antidote to error -- elites shunned it, and their evasion spread ruin across history. We do each other a great favor (though it's not always appreciated) when we help find each others' mistakes.