Text Sushi by Alf Rehn

Yes. RIP, GG.

I read an article I vehemetly disagreed with earlier today. In fact, it made my blood boil, and I was actually going to write a really snarky comment a) to the article, b) on this blog. And then I started thinking. If I were to call someone something really nasty and rude here, that will almost certainly come back to haunt me. Someone, sometime will dig it out, brandish it and say “See, this guy calls people assholes for no apparent reason! He’s clearly an arrogant and unstable man who should not be trusted!”

We often assume that transparency will lead to more discussion, more openness, a better climate all along. But what happens when people start to realize just how dangerous transparency can be? Will people start watching their tongues, afraid that everything they say will be archived and can be used against them? Will the Googlescape quiet down discussions?

LO-tidningen has reviewed my book, and liked it! Their reading of it focuses on the political, which isn’t that surprising, and they do seem to think it a good read. Oh, and the refer to me as being “about as brilliant as he is controversial”. Heh… (Review is in Swedish.)