Big Things for Love

December 15, 2008 4:27 AM

Clay Shirky on Love in the Age of the Internet, or using love to build big things (slyt via Hacker News)

Previously from Clay Shirky.

posted by nfg (10 comments total)

Apparently you are unaware of MetaFilter's love of Shirky's love of love.

Right?
posted by twoleftfeet at 4:55 AM on December 15, 2008

Hey, where's the porn?
posted by Curry at 5:35 AM on December 15, 2008

Think this is a double. Or at least a new camera angle on an old presentation.
posted by Jofus at 5:47 AM on December 15, 2008

...mainly flagged because I distinctly remember being irritated by that "Right?" verbal tic he has.
posted by Jofus at 5:53 AM on December 15, 2008

This was really good and tied into my recent thinking in a way that is helpful, interesting and thought-provoking.

That said, where do I sign up to deploy the power of hate against Perl?
posted by DU at 5:55 AM on December 15, 2008

We have always loved one another, we're human, it's something we're good at. But, up until recently, the radius and half-life of that affection has been quite limited. With love alone you can get a birthday party together; add coordinating tools and you can write an operating system. In the past we would do little things for love but big things, big things required money.

This is wrong in so many ways.
posted by mandal at 6:05 AM on December 15, 2008

Come on guys, first post, it's christmas, I tried...
posted by nfg at 6:21 AM on December 15, 2008

nfg tried, interest died
posted by Curry at 6:30 AM on December 15, 2008

DU: That said, where do I sign up to deploy the power of hate against Perl?

Right over here. Hey, and we're up to 3.0 now. Rock and roll.
posted by koeselitz at 7:09 AM on December 15, 2008 [1 favorite]

I enjoyed the vid, nfg, thanks.
posted by middleclasstool at 8:27 AM on December 15, 2008