Henry Rollins Quotes

The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.

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• My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.

  

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• The Internet, the camera cellphone and the like have not only sped up the world's information uptake, but they have cheapened that which they capture.

  

  Henry Rollins Black Flag
  • World
  • Internet
  • Cameras