2011-02-09

Carr–Benkler wager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carr–Benkler wager - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Okay, it's 2011. Who's right?

Obviously, at least to me, it depends on the industry and field. And this means that I probably side more with Carr over Benkler, but for this reason: Circumstances (a bad economy, say) can produce the scarcity that demands monetization as valuation, meaning that people want to get paid for what they were previously doing for free, as part of the luxury of leisure afforded the middle classes in rich nations. And as more domains are perceived as fields where you can make money....