Re: <nettime> Renewed Tyranny of Structurelessness

[John Hopkins <jhopkins@neoscenes.net>]

[Sorry, delayed by flaky mods....]

On 15/Jun/16 03:19, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> This means, that the cost to implement a "new community with new rules",
> in terms of education and effort, is not far off zero (at least for those
> with a Western schooling).

Hmmm, this is a bit like saying "virtual worlds are not material" -- to generate 
a community requires sustained attention that is expressed through the 
expenditure of life-time and life-energy -- no way around it -- and neither of 
those inputs are refundable, they are something that you give out (freely or 
not) when engaged in building social relationships. I'd say that is a high cost 
indeed!

JH

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