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We suffered a terrible blow on 11 September 2001. We responded with fear and anger. A fight-or-flight response is adaptive in any species. For us, given our power, fight was the only response we could imagine.

Yochai Benkler

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Yochai Benkler
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 1
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Economist
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Legal Scholar
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