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The whole, 'Is the internet a good thing or a bad thing'? We're done with that. It's just a thing. How to maximise its civic value, its public good - that's the really big challenge.
Clay Shirky
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Clay Shirky
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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