Is Web 2.0 a Manifesto for Anarchism?

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Is Web 2.0 a Manifesto for Anarchism?
I had some discussions in Duluth on the nature of anarchism - understood strictly as 'no government'. So this post, a wonderful look at Colin Ward's Anarchy in Action, originally published in 1973, in today's context. "Could Web 2.0 likewise be a transitory period of flux, or does it offer a means of relating to each other, and to power, that could enable a 'permanent revolution'? None of us has a crystal ball. More...