Plenty of other blogs have linked to this piece by Clay Shirky about newspapers and the internet, and how it compares to the invention of Gutenberg's printing press, and where we might go from here.
Money quote:
'Revolutions create a curious inversion of perception. In ordinary times, people who do no more than describe the world around them are seen as pragmatists, while those who imagine fabulous alternative futures are viewed as radicals.'
Country diary: Clinging to a crag in a place of constant change | Eben Muse
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*Neath, south Wales:* Rock from this quarry built the abbey and the
terraced towns. A huge cliff collapse made it even more worthy of
investigation
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