Brian Cox
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This just makes sense. What does seem to be generally true is that we haven't, as a society... It says it was just on Facebook.
This just makes sense. What does seem to be generally true is that we haven't, as a society... It says it was just on Facebook.
I mean, what I think is generally true is that we haven't yet adapted to the Internet. Yes. Just the Internet. Yes. Because it's only, as you said, in the great sweep of human history. Right. And it's only been used by people for 30 years.
I mean, what I think is generally true is that we haven't yet adapted to the Internet. Yes. Just the Internet. Yes. Because it's only, as you said, in the great sweep of human history. Right. And it's only been used by people for 30 years.
I mean, what I think is generally true is that we haven't yet adapted to the Internet. Yes. Just the Internet. Yes. Because it's only, as you said, in the great sweep of human history. Right. And it's only been used by people for 30 years.
Yeah. And it's a couple of decades. It's been influential. Yeah. So I think it feeds. It's another of those problems we face now. This what we talked about, this this bridge to this tremendously bright future that we have. One of the pillars of that bridge that we need to strengthen is how to deal with this thing that we've only had for a couple of decades. Right. It's clear.
Yeah. And it's a couple of decades. It's been influential. Yeah. So I think it feeds. It's another of those problems we face now. This what we talked about, this this bridge to this tremendously bright future that we have. One of the pillars of that bridge that we need to strengthen is how to deal with this thing that we've only had for a couple of decades. Right. It's clear.
Yeah. And it's a couple of decades. It's been influential. Yeah. So I think it feeds. It's another of those problems we face now. This what we talked about, this this bridge to this tremendously bright future that we have. One of the pillars of that bridge that we need to strengthen is how to deal with this thing that we've only had for a couple of decades. Right. It's clear.
I think we would โ you know, people, again, will be listening to this and they'll have different views on the way that things happen on the Internet and regulation and so on. But I think what everyone would agree on is we haven't got it right yet.
I think we would โ you know, people, again, will be listening to this and they'll have different views on the way that things happen on the Internet and regulation and so on. But I think what everyone would agree on is we haven't got it right yet.
I think we would โ you know, people, again, will be listening to this and they'll have different views on the way that things happen on the Internet and regulation and so on. But I think what everyone would agree on is we haven't got it right yet.
So we don't know how โ the way that it's influencing our โ
So we don't know how โ the way that it's influencing our โ
So we don't know how โ the way that it's influencing our โ
And I don't know what the answer is. I mean, one answer, I mean, the way I do it, because obviously I'm on Twitter X. And so the way that I do it is you can tell, I think, by someone's timeline usually. Because my basic rule of thumb is that if you look at someone's timeline and it's all political. Right. I just ignore them.
And I don't know what the answer is. I mean, one answer, I mean, the way I do it, because obviously I'm on Twitter X. And so the way that I do it is you can tell, I think, by someone's timeline usually. Because my basic rule of thumb is that if you look at someone's timeline and it's all political. Right. I just ignore them.
And I don't know what the answer is. I mean, one answer, I mean, the way I do it, because obviously I'm on Twitter X. And so the way that I do it is you can tell, I think, by someone's timeline usually. Because my basic rule of thumb is that if you look at someone's timeline and it's all political. Right. I just ignore them.
Because a normal person's timeline, if I look at your timeline, you look at mine, some of it's just silly stuff. Some of it's retweeting sports stuff or science stuff or whatever it is. I like aeroplanes, so a lot of my stuff is retweeting stuff about aeroplanes, right? Or whatever it is. So I think you can see a real person by seeing a breadth in the things that they retweet or whatever.
Because a normal person's timeline, if I look at your timeline, you look at mine, some of it's just silly stuff. Some of it's retweeting sports stuff or science stuff or whatever it is. I like aeroplanes, so a lot of my stuff is retweeting stuff about aeroplanes, right? Or whatever it is. So I think you can see a real person by seeing a breadth in the things that they retweet or whatever.
Because a normal person's timeline, if I look at your timeline, you look at mine, some of it's just silly stuff. Some of it's retweeting sports stuff or science stuff or whatever it is. I like aeroplanes, so a lot of my stuff is retweeting stuff about aeroplanes, right? Or whatever it is. So I think you can see a real person by seeing a breadth in the things that they retweet or whatever.