tech world to plumb the foundation of
human motivation, why we do what we
do—and why we generally prefer that it
involves an Internet connection. Shirky
himself says it best:
The world’s people, and the connections
among us, provide the raw material for
cognitive surplus. The technology will
continue to improve, the population
will continue to grow, but change in
the direction of more participation has
already happened. . . . The opportunity
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is enormous; what we do with it will
be determined largely by how well we
are able to imagine and reward public
creativity, participation, and sharing.
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