[FC-discuss] Is disorder is a strength in open culture?

[Asheesh Laroia]

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Ben Moskowitz wrote:

> I don't agree that this question is flamebait-y, or that it shows a lack 
> of clear thinking. It's perfectly consistent with lots of research on 
> self-organization and distributed communities. See Shirky and especially 
> Weinberger.

The sense in which, I guess, I considered it flamebait was it seemed to 
ask a "Is disorder a strength?" question -- to which we all agree, the 
answer is "Yes."

A nuanced question seeking examples of when disorder has not worked, and 
when it has -- that would be more interesting. And that's what the body 
asked; I mostly took offense at the subject line.

The other flamebait aspect was the conflation of "illegal" and 
"disorganized". I don't think groups like soup kitchens, which aren't 
always the most well-disciplined bunch, would enjoy being glossed quickly 
with groups that are "illegal."

Pedantically yours,

-- Asheesh.

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