Tim Bishop

There may be billions to be made from selling virtual entertainment goods, but it's not interesting, unless you find money intrinsically interesting.

	Steve

Good point Tim Bishop. Is there passion for the web there or is it just a means to an end.

	Jevan Woolley

I think it's both a passion & a means to the end. For better or for worse, it's a vehicle for making money, and I'd rather have people like Larry, Sergey, and Max be the people reaping the benefits because of their generosity and humility.

	Philip Hopbell

Interesting what moves him.

	Kevin Justice

...wish I had his money, glad I'm not him. I guess the more you're worth the more quirky you get?

	Kubair Shirazee

churchill said...
We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender

and not never never never surrender :)

enjoyed his talk though

	James Hall

I think half the products we purchase these days is done for their emotional worth, and not their practical application. For example, look at the money people spend pimp'n out their cars, phones, houses, etc. I think channeling those emotional purchases into a virtual form is actually a good thing. If I buy a virtual leather couch for my virtual house, at least no cows were killed, no trees were cut down and no fuels were spent transporting it to my house. Yet the emotional pride factor is about the same. Honestly, I think it is an interesting president, and something worth paying attention to.

	Tim Bishop

I don't have anything against money, and I think Mr. Hall may have a point that conspicuous consumption directed at virtual goods may be better for our planet that producing (and discarding, see www.storyofstuff.com) physical goods.

I just didn't find the talk inspiring, and I found its juxtaposition right after Tim telling us to use the internet to solve real and hard problems curious.

	Sam Listopad

I felt the whole talk with series feels a bit strained and less than useful

	Dan Sagisser

I think Slide was just a bad choice, they seem a bit overhyped to me, and Max proved it.