"By putting the means of production into the hands of the masses but withholding from those same masses any ownership over the product of their work, Web 2.0 provides an incredibly efficient mechanism to harvest the economic value of the free labor provided by the very, very many and concentrate it into the hands of the very, very few."

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Source : "Web 2.0lier than thou" by Nicholas G. Carr, www.roughtype.com. October 23, 2006.

Nicholas G. Carr

#Mean Quotes #Hands Quotes #Economic Quotes

“My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.”

Source : "What I know about men". Interview With Lucy Siegle, www.theguardian.com. September 9, 2006.
“I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.”
“I don't say that I'm an atheist. I don't like that term, because I think it mirrors the certitude of religion. I say I don't know. And if you don't know - and you don't - just man up and say you don't know. Don't turn to silly stories and ancient myths.”
“Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis.”
“The only way to isolate specific back muscles - whether it is upper. or lower back - or make any progress is through the power of the mind-muscle connection.”
“So how do you best respond when mental or emotional challenges confront you or those you love? Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend. ... Never, ever doubt that, and never harden your heart.”
“Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for your ultimate perfection.”
“Boy Scouts does very well in making Scouts aware of character and integrity and â€¦ virtues and incorporate [them] in their lives so that they carry themselves as [those] kind of [people] for the rest of their [lives].”

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