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We are in a world where most American citizens over the age of 12 share things with each other online.

Clay Shirky

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Clay Shirky
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Knowledge, unlike information, is a human characteristic there can be information no one knows, but there can't be knowledge no one knows.
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It used to be expensive to make things public and cheap to make them private. Now it's expensive to make things private and cheap to make them public.
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Algorithms don't do a good job of detecting their own flaws.
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When you got a cell phone you stopped making plans. 'I'll call you when I get there.'
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