Facebook

“Facebook shields us from the sort of challenging disagreement—although not from the idiocy of trolls and the blather of comments sections—that might change our minds or help us to better understand the views of our fellow citizens.” – Franklin...

Experts

“You never should trust experts. If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the soldiers, nothing is safe. They all require to have their strong wine diluted by a very large admixture of...

What I Know

“Is saying, ‘I know what I know,’ something other than saying, ‘I know what I’ve experienced’? While our experiences are crucial to how we navigate through life, we ought to have enough sense to recognize that our experiences are limited to one perspective over one...

Algorithms

“Algorithms fuel a sense of omnipotence, the condescending belief that our behavior can be altered, without our even being aware of the hand guiding us, in a superior direction.” – Franklin Foer