WIST Quotations

Doctorow, Cory -- “How terrorists trick Western governments in doing their work for them,” Boingboing.net (16 Nov 2015)

Dave — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:01:11 +0000

Terrorism’s goal is to commit frightening, high-profile crimes that scare people into making rash, expensive decisions that make the world look like the terrorists would like to see it.

Cory Doctorow (b. 1971) Canadian-British blogger, journalist, activist, author
“How terrorists trick Western governments in doing their work for them,” Boingboing.net (16 Nov 2015)
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Doctorow, Cory -- “Social Quitting,” Pluralistic blog (8 Jan 2023)

Dave — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 04:03:27 +0000

“Dystopia” isn’t when things go wrong. Assuming nothing will go wrong doesn’t make you an optimist, it makes you an asshole. A dangerous asshole. Assuming nothing will go wrong is why they didn’t put enough lifeboats on the Titanic. Dystopia isn’t where things go wrong. Dystopia is when things go wrong, and nothing can be done about it.

Cory Doctorow (b. 1971) Canadian-British blogger, journalist, activist, author
“Social Quitting,” Pluralistic blog (8 Jan 2023)
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Reposted on Twitter (8 Jan 2023).

Doctorow, Cory -- Little Brother (2008)

Dave — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:26:35 +0000

Trading privacy for security is stupid enough; not getting any actual security in the bargain is even more stupid.

Cory Doctorow (b. 1971) Canadian-British blogger, journalist, activist, author
Little Brother (2008)

Doctorow, Cory -- Little Brother (2008)

Dave — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:47:30 +0000

No matter how unpredictable the future may be, we don’t win freedom through security systems, cryptography, interrogations and spot searches. We win freedom by having the courage and the conviction to live every day freely and to act as a free society, no matter how great the threats are on the horizon.

Cory Doctorow (b. 1971) Canadian-British blogger, journalist, activist, author
Little Brother (2008)