Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. StevenB[Edit][Delete]: Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts, ACRLog [Edit][Delete] September 22, 2006
Hm. I'm feeling some of this at the moment. "... a lone dissenter is likely to fear voicing his or her opinion because with technology tools backlash can be magnified and distributed far more quickly. So even if there are some flaws in the post - a lone dissenter is unlikely to make that known for fear of instant backlash." I have been thinking today about the distinction between groups and networks. Groups require unity, networks require diversity. More...