David Weinberger
What we used to believe because we thought the author was objective we now believe because we can see through the author’s writings to the sources and values that brought her to that position. Transparency gives the reader information by which she can undo some of the unintended effects of the ever-present biases. Transparency brings us to reliability the way objectivity used to. This change is, well, epochal.
Perhaps the web isn't shortening our attention span. Perhaps the world is just getting more interesting.
I'd rather have an aggregator than a filter - 100 different viewpoints from all over the world.
The left and the right can do the same thing. The Net can do the same thing for racists as it did for the Dean campaign. Treating your readers not as readers but as participants is a really good way of creating community and getting supporters.
A lively, enjoyable and informative tour of a topic that's only going to become more important.
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