What Clay Shirky thinks about agency

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American writer on the social and economic effects of the internet, author of Here Comes Everybody (2008) and Cognitive Surplus (2010); has taught at New York University.

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2 dated positions, c. 2008, in their own words. Our reading of what Clay Shirky has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 2008

   Our readingGroup action gives human society its particular character

   Their wordsGroup action gives human society its particular character

   ↗Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (The Penguin Press, 2008)archive.org All 6 from this book

3. c. 2008

   Our readingMost of the barriers to group action have collapsed

   Their wordsmost of the barriers to group action have collapsed, and without those barriers, we are free to explore new ways of gathering together and getting things done.

   ↗Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (The Penguin Press, 2008)archive.org All 6 from this book