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Steven Lyle Jordan · 01-17-2010, 09:50 AM

I got out of the review that the book defends the idea of the individual and their rights, including the right to be recognized for and profit from their own work, and to have a say against having their work appropriated by others. It also points out valid points the author makes about the essential nature of the web, and the fact that collective groups are influenced by the tools they have at their disposal... that is something most individuals (and collectives) rarely recognize as it happens, but is true nonetheless.

I suppose you could say that disagreeing with these points make you a "communist," but based on the "free for all" attitude of the bulk of the web's users, it's hard to say he's wrong. In fact, it only bolsters his suggestion that, on the web, anyone's simply disagreeing with any point is enough to disprove or vilify it...

01-17-2010, 09:50 AM	#4
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I got out of the review that the book defends the idea of the individual and their rights, including the right to be recognized for and profit from their own work, and to have a say against having their work appropriated by others. It also points out valid points the author makes about the essential nature of the web, and the fact that collective groups are influenced by the tools they have at their disposal... that is something most individuals (and collectives) rarely recognize as it happens, but is true nonetheless. I suppose you could say that disagreeing with these points make you a "communist," but based on the "free for all" attitude of the bulk of the web's users, it's hard to say he's wrong. In fact, it only bolsters his suggestion that, on the web, anyone's simply disagreeing with any point is enough to disprove or vilify it...