I don't see how the last sentence is relevant. We frequent posters are merely willing to participate. Others aren't. It's not like we're oppressing the non-posters, buying them out or taking up all the bandwidth.From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: inverse power laws, freedom, and the rise of feudal lords Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 04:55:35 -0600> From: Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The Fool said: > > > http://www.shirky.com/writings/powerlaw_weblog.html > > > > Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality First published February 8, 2003 > > on the 'Networks, Economics, and Culture' mailing list. > > I don't understand how or why you've linked this to "the rise of feudal > lords". Could you explain? Not just the classical Feudal system, bu the meme that Dr. Brin likes to talk about. All things being equal, fuedal lords will automatically arise. Ever notice how their used to be hundreds of different record labels? Now their are 4. Ever notice how their used to be hundreds of independdent radio stations? Now one company own 90% (1200+) of rock stations. Ever notice how their used to be lots of independent banks? Ever notice how a relative few people on mailing lists or newsgroups are responsible for most posts?
Jon
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