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
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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