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

[Alex Kozak]

Interesting response Asheesh. I definitely wouldn't agree that disorder is a
strength, but that might be because I have a different definition of
disorder. In my opinion the protocols (technical or social) imposes a
definite order to decentralized networks and communities. True disorder is
pure randomness, no?

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Asheesh Laroia <freeculture at asheesh.org>wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> You will give someone a piece of your mind, which you can ill afford.
>
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