[Air-l] classic dys/utopian statements

[Jean Burgess]

I know you said "classic", but I've found trendwatching.com pretty useful
for taking cheap shots at contemporary technoutopianism, not always
specifically to do with the internet:

http://www.trendwatching.com/trends/GENERATION_C.htm



On 11/3/05 3:47 AM, "Nancy Baym" <nbaym at ku.edu> wrote:

> A dual question:
> 
> Has anyone got particular favorite utopain or dystopian
> statements/landmarks about the internet? (preferably with citation)
> I'm thinking of things like famous ads promising us liberation from
> race age etc, Negroponte's "Being Digital," as well as quotations.
> 
> -or-
> 
> Does anyone know of any papers or lists tracing the uptopian or
> dystopian highlights of rhetoric about the internet?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Nancy

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