The technologies themselves offer ambiguous promises. It doesn’t mean Big Brother has arrived. But it doesn’t offer a democratic panacea either.
Predictor: Sclove, Richard
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 article for The Christian Science Monitor, Laurent Belsie writes about the ways the Internet and other new technology have changed the presidential political campaign. Belsie quotes Richard Sclove, who says: ”The technologies themselves offer ambiguous promises. It doesn’t mean Big Brother has arrived. But it doesn’t offer a democratic panacea either.”
Biography:Richard Sclove was founder and an advisory board member of The Loka Institute, a nonprofit organization in Amherst, Mass., dedicated to making research, science and technology responsive to social and environmental concerns. He is also the author of the book “Democracy and Technology” (1995). (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: August 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: Democracy
Name of publication: Christian Science Monitor
Title, headline, chapter name: High-Tech Campaign Goes Faster – But Has Limits
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=93cb379356e700bfld5470731cc41a0c
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Taylor, Kellen L.