Discussion 3: Behaviorist Discussion

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Discussion 3: Behaviorist Discussion

The Souls of the Machine

Clay Shirky says the Internet revolution has only just begun

By  Jeffrey R. Young

JUNE 13, 2010

I agree with Clay Shirkey's internet messages after reading his paper. Clay Shirky's claim that the internet revolution has only begun shows how digital technology may change society. We may expect even greater changes in how we live, work, study, and interact as we create and integrate these technologies. Embracing this transformation demands openness to change, reasonable access, and proactive response to technical difficulties.

Examples:

• Since Covid invaded the world, we had to close the country and go home to work. Remote work use of technology increased during the COVID-19 epidemic, showing its potential for a more flexible and distributed workforce. This change may affect office culture and urban planning.
• Like the printing press, which took decades to spread books and promote literacy, the internet is still transforming society.
• As we explore and create in the digital arena, many major changes are still to come.
• Digital platforms help individuals and small organizations organize and magnify their views, fostering new social movements and political engagement.
• Internet centralization reduces media, trade, and other middlemen.
• Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have transformed communication, news sharing, and public conversation. The rise of social media influencers and the importance of platforms in political movements shows a shift.

Shirky believes that as Web sites become more social, they will threaten all kinds of businesses and organizations, which may suffer when individuals can organize themselves using free online tools. We have come to see recently that several of our auto dealers' software suppliers were hacked. Which cost billions of dollars.

Just a couple of Shirky's quotes:

“Behavior is motivation filtered through opportunity.”

In it, he urges companies and consumers to stop clinging to old models and embrace what he characterizes as “As Much Chaos as We Can Stand” in adopting new Web technologies.

Shirky stated modern open-source software and social media hypersharing are better. Those inventions are just now having an impact.