Elon Musk: “The Internet is something beyond the [Gutenberg] Press.”

“They were very rare. Even if you had a thirst for knowledge, you really couldn't do anything about it because there were very few books to read. So. And The Internet is something beyond the [Gutenberg] Press. I think. But you know, when I first saw the Internet coming into being in a way that the general public could use it, it felt like humanity as a whole was developing a nervous system.” (03:37)

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