Sunday, April 27, 2008

Gin, TV & Cognitave Surplus
A facinating transcript about the spare time and brain power people have in their lives and the social means people use to 'soak up' this spare time
"...Something that people in the media world don't understand. Media in the 20th century was run as a single race--consumption. How much can we produce? How much can you consume? Can we produce more and you'll consume more? And the answer to that question has generally been yes. But media is actually a triathlon, it 's three different events. People like to consume, but they also like to produce, and they like to share. "