The Continued Conversation
This is David Johnson's idea: Peer governance is our new goal. It must be that for some kinds of online collective action problems, relying on individuals to make decisions about their environments is more just, more efficient, and just plain more sensible than trying to make one-size-fits all rules from above. But peer governance has to involve individual energy, interest, and engagement in order to work (right?). Otherwise we'll end up with just one tool that everyone uses. Because we all synchronize.
Joho the Blog has a good post on “a government of citizens”. I'm curious whether this idea will keep going — once people realize that policy can be taken into their own hands, they won't need a government to implement what they want. Through tags and flows, filters and connections, they'll be doing the work themselves.
Also: I liked this post about LinkedIn. How do you categorize a relationship? Answer: you can't say it in words, but you might be able to say it in terms of the strength of your informational bond (connectedness) and your willingness to receive messages from the other guy (filteredness). Categorization from above just can't capture that nuance.
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