I'm going to answer this is good faith, but I suspect you know exactly what I am talking about. I meant people in the plural, generic categorical sense - in the

I'm going to answer this is good faith, but I suspect you know exactly what I am talking about. I meant people in the plural, generic categorical sense - in the context of the public discourse. I am not picking out this author in particular, but the rather the institutions such as MIT Technology Review that frame the public debate. As an example, see how the NY Times covered these stories - that is what I meant by people - the people who contribute to the public debate.