Social value of social production

I still haven’t gotten around to reading Yochai Benkler’s book The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom, but thanks to FutureMajority’s tip I’ve watched his TED talk. In the wake of the disastrous Senate vote on FISA, the final few minutes of the talk are particularly prescient. It’s DEFINITELY worth finding 15 minutes to watch:

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