A society is not measured by what it does best, but by what it does worst. The way we treat the sick, the poor, the innocent and the animals is the true measure of our advancement as a species. Sign a petition for the recognition of animal rights. http://www.wspaanimalsmatter.org/ca/?action=signup
Building on the debate in the previous post. Chomsky’s dream of a “free” society is actually emerging via the internet. Just read the book Wikinomics in which the authors argue that mass collaboration is the way of the future. Some of that collaboration is free and other is paid. The point is that people are [...]
Is regular society a form of knowledge sharing? The difference between general society and open-source is the ease with which you can obtain information. If we break down Leadbeater‘s assertions on the essential components of successful open-source software we can draw the following parallels: Ease of access to information = schools, universities, libraries… Central network [...]