SXSW 2011: Clay Shirky on social media and revolution | Technology | guardian.co.uk - 1 views
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"Governments have systematically overestimated access to information," Shirky said. "They've also systematically underestimated access to each other. Access to conversations among amateurs is more politically inspiring than access to information. Governments are afraid of synhronised groups, not synchronised individuals.
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The history of print should make us sceptical of the theory that media is inherently political, or even that people are inherently political. Just because someone isn't talking about politics in their spare time doesn't mean they wont turn out in Tahrir Square when the serious business starts."
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Shirky says hat Governments have systematically overestimated access to information and underestimated access to each other. Acess to conversations among amateurs is more politically inspiring than access to information. Governments are afraid of synchronised groups, not synchronised individuals. NOTE Perhaps this is why blogging along will not lead to any disruption to the hegemony.