Comments on: Interview on SFGate http://craphound.com/down/?p=270 Cory Doctorow's First Novel Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:41:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bob Stratton http://craphound.com/down/?p=270&cpage=1#comment-366 Bob Stratton Tue, 28 Jan 2003 03:56:18 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=270#comment-366 It's interesting that you should mention the issue of limits to time and attention. <a href="http://www.economist.com" rel="nofollow">The Economist</a> recently ran <a href="http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?story_id=1534259" rel="nofollow">a story</a> to the effect that while the Internet hasn't yet caused a complete reorganization of democratic processes, the growing increase of ubiquity and mobility of communications almost certainly will. One conclusion is that intermediate service providers will evolve so that you don't have to spent every waking moment in some election or another. It's interesting that you should mention the issue of limits to time and attention. The Economist recently ran a story to the effect that while the Internet hasn't yet caused a complete reorganization of democratic processes, the growing increase of ubiquity and mobility of communications almost certainly will.

One conclusion is that intermediate service providers will evolve so that you don't have to spent every waking moment in some election or another.

]]> By: x http://craphound.com/down/?p=270&cpage=1#comment-365 x Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:51:25 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=270#comment-365 In the same vein check my notion about investing in reputation currency just posted on my Whuffie blog. (Another thought if the world had a bad day, the WhuffieDAC stock market would crash. Causing many to go out with bad hair, outdated clothes, food in thier teeth, and perform socially unacceptable acts thus performing "reputation suicide"?) In the same vein check my notion about investing in reputation currency just posted on my Whuffie blog.
(Another thought if the world had a bad day, the WhuffieDAC stock market would crash. Causing many to go out with bad hair, outdated clothes, food in thier teeth, and perform socially unacceptable acts thus performing "reputation suicide"?)

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