[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fu76ZK4Hx5xT5agIEhsRkeiJqNQ6pp-D3YG7RJRflhYc":3,"$f5ByeGa9ISn7_8MUilforYYh6uwSDaxdhlsP2m62fi7I":16},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},5739,"Alan Kay","A",118,null,"alan-kay",[12],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},1618,"technology",5,{"quotes":17,"pagination":83},[18,26,32,39,45,51,58,64,70,77],{"id":19,"quote_text":20,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":23,"source":24,"quote_tag":25,"commentary":9},3532097,"In the commercial world, you have this problem that the amount of research you can do in a company is based on how well your current business is going, whereas there actually should be an inverse relationship: when things are going worse, you should do more research.",7,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":27,"quote_text":28,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":29,"source":30,"quote_tag":31,"commentary":9},3532090,"Steve was perfectly aware of the Dynabook. That was one of the reasons he wanted me to come to Apple.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":33,"quote_text":34,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":35,"source":36,"quote_tag":37,"commentary":38},3532079,"It's hard to change information in books, but if we have everything online, then a somewhat untrustworthy group of people controlling the thing - which I think is what we have - gives us '1984.'",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nAlan Kay's quote was likely said in the early 2000s, a time when the internet and digital media were rapidly changing the way we consume information. As a pioneer in computer science and education, Kay was reflecting on the implications of making all knowledge accessible online. He was concerned about the potential for manipulation and control that came with this shift.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nKay's statement reveals a paradox at the heart of our modern obsession with digital convenience: the ease of access to information can actually create a new form of oppressive control, where a small group of individuals or organizations can manipulate what we know. This tension highlights the trade-off between democratizing access and safeguarding the integrity of knowledge.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's digital landscape, consider this strategy for critical thinking: when encountering online information, ask yourself who controls the platform, and whether their interests align with your own. By questioning the sources behind the information you consume, you can avoid being complicit in the creation of a digital \"1984\" – a world where knowledge is distorted to serve those in power.",{"id":40,"quote_text":41,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":42,"source":43,"quote_tag":44,"commentary":9},3532077,"In the old days, you would chastise people for reinventing the wheel. Now we beg, 'Oh, please, please reinvent the wheel.'",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":46,"quote_text":47,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":48,"source":49,"quote_tag":50,"commentary":9},3532073,"Because people don't understand what computing is about, they think they have it in the iPhone, and that illusion is as bad as the illusion that 'Guitar Hero' is the same as a real guitar.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":52,"quote_text":53,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":54,"source":55,"quote_tag":56,"commentary":57},3532069,"When I first got to Apple, which was in '84, the Mac was already out, and 'Newsweek' contacted me and asked me what I thought of the Mac. I said, 'Well, the Mac is the first personal computer good enough to be criticized.'",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nAlan Kay's statement, made in the mid-1980s, reflects his experience joining Apple after the Macintosh computer's release. Kay, a renowned computer scientist and pioneer in object-oriented programming, had been involved in various projects, including the Dynabook concept, which envisioned a portable, user-friendly computer. His comment to Newsweek highlights the Mac's early success and the subsequent scrutiny it faced as a groundbreaking personal computer.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a counter-intuitive truth: the moment a product or idea reaches a certain level of quality, it becomes vulnerable to criticism. Kay suggests that the Mac's excellence was not only a testament to its innovative design but also a catalyst for the inevitable scrutiny that comes with being a trailblazer. This paradox highlights the tension between innovation and criticism, where excellence can be both a blessing and a curse.\n\n**How to Use This**\nIn today's fast-paced, competitive landscape, innovators and creatives can apply Kay's insight by recognizing that their best work will inevitably attract criticism. Instead of being deterred by negative feedback, they should view it as a natural consequence of pushing boundaries and strive to use criticism as an opportunity to refine and improve their craft.",{"id":59,"quote_text":60,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":61,"source":62,"quote_tag":63,"commentary":9},3532063,"Context is worth 80 IQ points.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":21,"has_image":22,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},3532055,"Computer science inverts the normal. In normal science, you're given a world, and your job is to find out the rules. In computer science, you give the computer the rules, and it creates the world.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":71,"quote_text":72,"author_id":5,"source_id":73,"has_image":22,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},2829721,"Television should be the last mass communication medium to be naively designed and put into the world without a surgeon-general’s warning.",6,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":78,"quote_text":79,"author_id":5,"source_id":73,"has_image":22,"author":80,"source":81,"quote_tag":82,"commentary":9},2829717,"I think the trick with knowledge is to “acquire it, and forget all except the perfume” – because it is noisy and sometimes drowns out one’s own “brain voices”. The perfume part is important because it will help find the knowledge again to help get to the destinations the inner urges pick.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":84,"totalPages":85,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":86},1,12,10]