There are a lot of people who are trying to return us in many ways to a time we experienced 100 years ago when there was no government regulation. And terrible things happened as a result. If certain things are not managed more effectively, or, as has been the case of information technology, not regulated at all, there is a terrible danger that things will get out of hand. The mind behind the machinery, Carr claims, is where the real danger lies. When false facts create damage in the public perception, there is no effort to repair the damage that's done.
People just move on to the next story.
The idea that we are a society that is extremely open to being manipulated is not outlandish at all. Information, he continues, is a double-edged sword. You have to know how to look underneath it. It's very sinister. It's exactly what is necessary if you're going to create a society composed of drones or a corporate world.