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Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The Facebook of China, however, is Renren, launched

The Facebook of China, however, is Renren, launched in 2005. (The Google of China is Baidu, and the Twitter of China is Sina Weibo.) — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Our social tools are not an improvement to

Our social tools are not an improvement to modern society, they are a challenge to it. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Unlike sharing, where the group is mainly an

Unlike sharing, where the group is mainly an aggregate of participants, cooperating creates group identity. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Upgrading one's imagination about what is possible is

Upgrading one's imagination about what is possible is always a leap of faith. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: When you got a cell phone you stopped

When you got a cell phone you stopped making plans. 'I'll call you when I get there.' — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Wikipedia is forcing people to accept the stone-cold

Wikipedia is forcing people to accept the stone-cold bummer that knowledge is produced and constructed by argument rather than by divine inspiration. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: We use the word 'organization' to mean both

We use the word 'organization' to mean both the state of being organized and the groups that do the organizing. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Any system described by a power law [

Any system described by a power law [ ... ] has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: A firm is successful when the costs of

A firm is successful when the costs of directing employee effort are lower than the potential gain from directing. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Prior to the internet, the last technology that

Prior to the internet, the last technology that had any real effect on the way people sat down and talked together was the table — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Time Warner has called and they want us

Time Warner has called and they want us all back on the couch, just consuming - not producing, not sharing - and we should say, 'No.' — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: When we change the way we communicate, we

When we change the way we communicate, we change society — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Knowledge, unlike information, is a human characteristic; there

Knowledge, unlike information, is a human characteristic; there can be information no one knows, but there can't be knowledge no one knows. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The more ideas there are in circulation, the

The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: We are in a world where most American

We are in a world where most American citizens over the age of 12 share things with each other online. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Wikipedia [ ... ] is the product not

Wikipedia [ ... ] is the product not of collectivism but of unending argumentation. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Behavior is motivation filtered through opportunity.

Behavior is motivation filtered through opportunity. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: [T]he category of 'consumer' is now a temporary

[T]he category of 'consumer' is now a temporary behavior rather than a permanent identity. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Collaboration is not an absolute good.

Collaboration is not an absolute good. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The only test any book should ever have

The only test any book should ever have to pass is whether the reader likes it — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: How we put our collective talents to work

How we put our collective talents to work is a social issue, not solely a personal one. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Even with the sacred printing press, we got

Even with the sacred printing press, we got erotic novels 150 years before we got scientific journals. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Because Wikipedia is a process, not a product,

Because Wikipedia is a process, not a product, it replaces guarantees offered by institutions with probabilities supported by process. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: When you adopt a tool you adopt the

When you adopt a tool you adopt the management philosophy embedded in that tool. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Social motivations can drive far more participation than

Social motivations can drive far more participation than personal motivation alone — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The low cost of aggregating information also allowed

The low cost of aggregating information also allowed the formalization of sharing [ ... ]. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The Dean campaign had accidentally created a movement

The Dean campaign had accidentally created a movement for a passionate few rather than a vote-getting operation. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Trying to express implicit and fuzzy relationships in

Trying to express implicit and fuzzy relationships in ways that are explicit and sharp doesn't clarify the meaning, it destroys it. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: We're collectively living through 1500, when it's easier

We're collectively living through 1500, when it's easier to see what's broken than what will replace it. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: There's no such thing as information overload-only filter

There's no such thing as information overload-only filter failure. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: multitude of books is a great evil

multitude of books is a great evil — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: One of the best ways to know you're

One of the best ways to know you're completely wrong, is to behave as if you're complete right. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: We're not good at thinking fast. We are

We're not good at thinking fast. We are good at feeling fast. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: People want to do something to make the

People want to do something to make the world a better place. They will help when they are invited to. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The transfer of [ ... ] capabilities from

The transfer of [ ... ] capabilities from various professional classes to the general public is epochal. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Society is not just the product of its

Society is not just the product of its individual members; it is also the product of its constituent groups. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Tools that provide simple ways of creating groups

Tools that provide simple ways of creating groups lead to new groups, [ ... ] and not just more groups but more kinds of groups. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Human beings are social creatures - not occasionally

Human beings are social creatures - not occasionally or by accident but always. Sociability is one of our lives as both cause and effect. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The change we are in the middle of

The change we are in the middle of isn't minor and it isn't optional. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Whether it's long-form journalism or investigative journalism, it's

Whether it's long-form journalism or investigative journalism, it's no fun to just be the guy diagnosing the problem. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The great tension in media has always been

The great tension in media has always been that freedom and quality are conflicting goals. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they

Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: A revolution doesn't happen when society adopts new

A revolution doesn't happen when society adopts new tools. It happens when society adopts new behaviors — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Until recently, 'the news' has meant to different

Until recently, 'the news' has meant to different things - events that are newsworthy, and events covered by the press. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Egalitarianism is possible only in small social systems.

Egalitarianism is possible only in small social systems. Once a medium gets past a certain size fame is a forced move. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: We systematically overestimate the value of access to

We systematically overestimate the value of access to information and underestimate the value of access to each other. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: If what you're doing is valuable for people,

If what you're doing is valuable for people, they will find a way to pay you to keep doing it. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: There are three things you need to be

There are three things you need to be a good writer: you need to read a lot, you need to write a lot, and you need a lot of feedback. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Personal value is the kind of value we

Personal value is the kind of value we receive from being active instead of passive, creative instead of consumptive. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The waterfall method amounts to a pledge by

The waterfall method amounts to a pledge by all parties not to learn anything while doing the actual work. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Algorithms don't do a good job of detecting

Algorithms don't do a good job of detecting their own flaws. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: It's not information overload. It's filter failure.

It's not information overload. It's filter failure. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Anybody who predicts the death of cities has

Anybody who predicts the death of cities has already met his spouse. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Using the market to gradually fix a totalitarian

Using the market to gradually fix a totalitarian government is like making a pot of tea by running a volcano through a glacier. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Fame is simply an imbalance between inbound and

Fame is simply an imbalance between inbound and outbound attention. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: In a profession, members are only partly guided

In a profession, members are only partly guided by service to the public. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Institutions will try to preserve the problem to

Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Tools get socially interesting after they're no longer

Tools get socially interesting after they're no longer technologically interesting. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: We are moving from sharing to cooperation to

We are moving from sharing to cooperation to collective action. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The basic capabilities of tools like Flickr reverse

The basic capabilities of tools like Flickr reverse the old order of group activity, transforming 'gather, then share' into 'share, then gather'. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: More interesting than thinking about what's possible in

More interesting than thinking about what's possible in 10 years is thinking what's possible now but that no one has built. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: What you need for a participatory system to

What you need for a participatory system to work: "a plausible promise, an effective tool, and an acceptable bargain." — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The future presented by the internet is the

The future presented by the internet is the mass amateurization of publishing and a switch from 'Why publish this?' to 'Why not? — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: A Wikipedia article is a process, not a

A Wikipedia article is a process, not a product. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: It used to be expensive to make things

It used to be expensive to make things public and cheap to make them private. Now it's expensive to make things private and cheap to make them public. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: [R]elying on nonfinancial motivations may actually make systems

[R]elying on nonfinancial motivations may actually make systems more tolerant of variable participation. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: One of the biggest changes in our society

One of the biggest changes in our society is the shift from prevention to reaction ... — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Our social life is literally primal, in the

Our social life is literally primal, in the sense that chimpanzees and gorillas, our closest relatives among the primates, are also social. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: I am not somebody who believes everyone is

I am not somebody who believes everyone is equally talented; talent remains unequally distributed. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Curation comes up when search stops working,

Curation comes up when search stops working, — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Mass amateurization of publishing makes mass amateurization of

Mass amateurization of publishing makes mass amateurization of filtering a forced move. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: If someone around you is multitasking, you pick

If someone around you is multitasking, you pick up distraction like second-hand smoke. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: [F]or any group determined to maintain a set

[F]or any group determined to maintain a set of communal standards some mechanism of enforcement must exist. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The Only Group That Can Categorize Everything Is

The Only Group That Can Categorize Everything Is Everybody — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: There is no news industry.

There is no news industry. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Curiously, once technology gets boring, the social effects

Curiously, once technology gets boring, the social effects get interesting. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: [N]ew technology enables new kinds of group-forming.

[N]ew technology enables new kinds of group-forming. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: The loss of control you fear is already

The loss of control you fear is already in the past. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: If it's a revolution it can't be predictable.

If it's a revolution it can't be predictable. And if it's predictable it can't be a revolution. — Clay Shirky

Shirky Quotes By Clay Shirky: Curation comes up when people realize that it

Curation comes up when people realize that it isn't just about information seeking, it's also about synchronizing a community. — Clay Shirky