More interesting than thinking about what's possible in 10 years is thinking what's possible now but that no one has built. Clay Shirky buildinterestthink Change image and share on social
It is possible to think that the Internet will be a net positive for society while admitting that there are significant downsides - after all, it's not a revolution if nobody loses. Clay Shirky admitdownsideinternet Change image and share on social
I am not somebody who believes everyone is equally talented; talent remains unequally distributed. Clay Shirky believedistributeequally Change image and share on social
Carpooling is important for urban density, air pollution and other reasons, but carpooling is not the kind of thing that actually changes the energy equation. Clay Shirky aircarpoolingdensity Change image and share on social
Algorithms don't do a good job of detecting their own flaws. Clay Shirky algorithmdetectflaw Change image and share on social
Think about spam filters; if email didn't come from someone that someone you know knows, that's an important signal, and one we could embed in the environment; we just don't. I just want the world to be filtered through my social graph. Clay Shirky emailembedenvironment share on social
Whether it's long-form journalism or investigative journalism, it's no fun to just be the guy diagnosing the problem. Clay Shirky diagnoseformfun Change image and share on social
I certainly never intended for myself an academic career and, were the academy to suffer, I'd just go do something else. I don't have a commitment to it or to really, frankly, almost any institution that assumes that it has to be stable forever. Clay Shirky academicacademyassume share on social
Facebook is not very good at dealing with named groups; they're not very good at saying, 'We've got this book club and I'm a member and you're not.' But membership is one of the precursors to a lot of social action. Clay Shirky actionbookclub share on social
We are in a world where most American citizens over the age of 12 share things with each other online. Clay Shirky ageamericancitizen Change image and share on social
