[T]he category of 'consumer' is now a temporary behavior rather than a permanent identity.

Clay Shirky
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  1. When we change the way we communicate, we change society

  2. Tragedy of the Commons: while each person can agree that all would benefit from common restraint, the incentives of the individuals are arrayed against that outcome.

  3. The centrality of group effort to human life means that anything that changes the way groups function will have profound ramifications for everything from commerce and government to media and religion.

  4. [N]ew technology enables new kinds of group-forming.

  5. Unlike sharing, where the group is mainly an aggregate of participants, cooperating creates group identity.

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