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The Virtual Commons: Why People Power Rules Online

The Virtual Prince XI: The Modern Freedoms of the Online Commons, Methods of Virtual Resistance (Schisms, Screenshots and Smears), and Methods to Win the People

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The Mittani
Dec 03, 2024
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Last week, we discussed the online class structure and introduced the virtual nobility. This week is all about the Commons, and how on the internet the people are in a far more powerful and flexible position against the nobles than in Machiavelli’s day.

The Virtual Commons: Line Members, Users, and Remote Team Members

Machiavelli writes:

“...[O]ne cannot h…

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