“The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the disinformation age) it takes on a special urgency and importance.”

“The truth is that civilization does not protect us from wild animals. It attempts, however imperfectly, to protect us from ourselves.”

“And entertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality.”

“All your life, other people will try to take your accomplishments away from you. Don't you take it away from yourself.”

“It is especially difficult for modern people to conceive that our modern, scientific age might not be an improvement over the prescientific period.”

“Nobody is driven by abstractions like 'seeking truth.”

“In the information society, nobody thinks. We expected to banish paper, but we actually banished thought.”