Comments on: Rudy Rucker on Evangelism of Ideas http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2008/04/21/rudy-rucker-on-evangelism-of-ideas/ A journal of geekery, music and joy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: James Slusher http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2008/04/21/rudy-rucker-on-evangelism-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-54669 James Slusher Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:29:28 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2008/04/21/rudy-rucker-on-evangelism-of-ideas/#comment-54669 As I was reading this post, two quotes came to mind: I don't need your go ahead to go ahead. -Sage Francis This television stuff is just a fad. -K.O. Hubble You don't need to evangelize about new media or any other tool. If people need/want to get work done, they will choose the tool that best suits them. Otherwise, they won't get it done. Most new tools get adopted when people see others doing what they want to do, only easier. Such is/will be the case with new media. As I was reading this post, two quotes came to mind:

I don’t need your go ahead to go ahead. -Sage Francis

This television stuff is just a fad. -K.O. Hubble

You don’t need to evangelize about new media or any other tool. If people need/want to get work done, they will choose the tool that best suits them. Otherwise, they won’t get it done. Most new tools get adopted when people see others doing what they want to do, only easier. Such is/will be the case with new media.

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