When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.
Joichi Ito Quotes
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.
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| Birth: | 19th June, 1966 |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Profession: | Businessman |
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Joichi "Joi" Ito was born in Kyoto, Japan. He is a Japanese entrepreneur, venture capitalist and director of the MIT Media Lab. He studied at Tufts University and the University of Chicago. He is a professor of the practice of media arts and sciences at MIT and a visiting professor of law from practice at the Harvard Law School. He is the chairman of the board of PureTech Health. He is a strategic advisor to Sony Corporation, and a board member of The New York Times Company. He is the author of books, entitled Freesouls, and Whiplash: How to Survive Our Faster Future (with Jeff Howe).
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