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TechnologicalTechnologicalprogress has merelyprogress has merelyprovided us with moreprovided us with moreefficient means forefficient means forgoing backwards.going backwards.

——Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley

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He who can't endure the bad will not live to see theHe who can't endure the bad will not live to see thegood.good.

For creators, this may be derived in many ways otherFor creators, this may be derived in many ways otherthan with cash payments.than with cash payments.Content and context = kings! otherwise you will not getContent and context = kings! otherwise you will not getpeople to pay any attention to you.people to pay any attention to you.Think about what we can do with all that time we used toThink about what we can do with all that time we used tospend on driving.spend on driving.But what story would these environments tell about theirBut what story would these environments tell about theircoming into being if they indeed harnessed the ability tocoming into being if they indeed harnessed the ability toshare a story?share a story?

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Even though you know a thousand things, ask theEven though you know a thousand things, ask theman who knows one.man who knows one.

Disintermediate peer-to-peer networksDisintermediate peer-to-peer networks

The rattan basket criticizes the palm leaf basket,The rattan basket criticizes the palm leaf basket,still both are full of holes.still both are full of holes.

Less control over distribution means less money.Less control over distribution means less money.Elsewhere, the cultural politics of curatorial work was aElsewhere, the cultural politics of curatorial work was amajor strand in this discussion.major strand in this discussion.Jungen uses plastic chairs to construct whale skeletonsJungen uses plastic chairs to construct whale skeletonsor Nike sneakers to make tribal masks.or Nike sneakers to make tribal masks.Social interactions have been augmented by theSocial interactions have been augmented by thealways-on instantaneous hyper connectivity afforded byalways-on instantaneous hyper connectivity afforded bycyberspace.cyberspace.

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What new technologyWhat new technologydoes is create newdoes is create newopportunities to do aopportunities to do ajob that customersjob that customerswant done.want done.

——Tim O'ReillyTim O'Reilly

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Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man afterPoverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man afterall his friends have forsaken him.all his friends have forsaken him.

Better to tweet 'new track from xyz made me crash myBetter to tweet 'new track from xyz made me crash myVespa' than to use some premade PR message!Vespa' than to use some premade PR message!Bring the smartest possible people into the companyBring the smartest possible people into the companyThe answer is in the cloudThe answer is in the cloudEach of the diagrams on Lima's site is a snapshot of aEach of the diagrams on Lima's site is a snapshot of anetwork at the point of data capture ignoring the 'life' thatnetwork at the point of data capture ignoring the 'life' thatemerges between nodes.emerges between nodes.

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In conclusionIn conclusionDisintermediate bleeding-edge communitiesDisintermediate bleeding-edge communitiesMonetize granular supply-chainsMonetize granular supply-chainsRevolutionize virtual contentRevolutionize virtual contentand remember: If a centipede loses a leg, it does notand remember: If a centipede loses a leg, it does notprevent him from walking.prevent him from walking.

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