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Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world

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Uploaded on Jun 29, 2010

http://www.ted.com Clay Shirky looks at "cognitive surplus" -- the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we're busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi (and yes, making LOLcats), we're building a better, more cooperative world.

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  • alteritY9k

    I agree with the main point: the internet allows us to contribute content, not just consume, and is largely built on freely contributed content.

    The other good point is that we should celebrate and support projects with ‘civic value’. For example, wikipedia, free and open source software, artists and musicians who freely distribute their works, and so forth.

    The point of mentioning the daycare experiment is if we think of these things from an economic standpoint we will not see their value.

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  • IntuitiveLeap

    welcome to technological unemployment! welcome it!

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  • TheRoofDoctor1959

    I agree with the main point: the internet allows us to contribute content, not just consume, and is largely built on freely contributed content.

    ^ that statement is perfect!

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  • Kunal Lal

    The Indian Govt. introduced a small tax on the use of plastic bags in supermarkets. I wonder how the social contract works there and if anybody has done a study on how much plastic bag usage has changed since this was placed in effect. Could it be that usage has increased?

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  • Atlas Hive

    When I read this I totally heard it at the end of every sentence he said XD

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  • Brandon Aikin

    I dislike when people say, "right?" at the end of many of their sentences, for absolutely no reason. It's a really bad habit.

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  • milton1969able

    this is the 2nd talk i've seen by him in 20 mins  , i like the way he thinks

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  • alteritY9k

    In fact artists and musicians do distribute some of their work freely for publicity but no one Expects anyone to do anything for nothing, that's entirely beside the point.

    The "cognitive surplus" is time we spend while NOT working.

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  • Azihayya .

    I fear it! Imagine the anarchy that automated check-out services would create!

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  • crazy1be

    If nobody gets paid, but everything is free, what is the harm?

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  • Meredith Beardmore

    but how do the musicians and artists make a living it is freely distributed? How does that place value on something they have created if people expect them to do it for nothing?

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  • John Abrams

    I would really love to see more civic projects promoted, celebrated, and made popular. Cases such as Ushahidi DO get this, but for people who are looking for it, not the "couch potatoes".

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