Our social life is literally primal, in the sense that chimpanzees and gorillas, our closest relatives among the primates, are also social. Clay Shirky chimpanzeeclosegorilla Change image and share on social
Human beings are social creatures - not occasionally or by accident but always. Sociability is one of our lives as both cause and effect. Clay Shirky accidentbeingcreature Change image and share on social
When we change the way we communicate, we change society. Clay Shirky changecommunicatesociety 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
I removed 'cyberspace' from my vernacular. The idea, which I grew up with, of going into a place separate from the real world, is something my students just don't recognise. Clay Shirky cyberspacegrowidea Change image and share on social
The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing. Clay Shirky arguecirculationdisagree Change image and share on social
You used to have to own a radio tower or television tower or printing press. Now all you have to have is access to an Internet cafe or a public library, and you can put your thoughts out in public. Clay Shirky accesscafeinternet Change image and share on social
