erperiodsofchange,thistimetheeffectsarefullyglobal,”SchmidtandCohenwriteintheirnewbook.TheNewDigitalAge. essgetonline.revolutionforindividuals,governments,andinstitutionslikethenewsmedia.ing,it’sthatauthorsdon’businessesintheseweepingchanges. Intheirbook,theauthorsprovidethemostauthoritativevolumetodatethatdescribes—andmoreimportantlypredicts—ingdecades.panies,institutions,andgovernmentsmustdealwithtworealities,onephysical,andonevirtual. Atthecoreofthebookistheideathat“technologyisneutral,butpeoplearen’t.”Byusingthisconceptasastartingpoint,theauthorsaimtomovebeyondthenowfamiliaroptimistvs.pessimistdichotomy(对立观点)willultimatelybegoodorbadforsociety.InaninterviewwithTIMEearlierthisweek,Cohensaidalthoughheandhisco-,they’eonline,particularlywithrespecttopersonalprivacyandstatesurveillance(监视).