Kevin Kelly wrote an excellent and thought-provoking post: Better Than Free - if I find some time I will write more about it later. But for now - it is The Obligatory Reading of the Day and I welcome your reactions.
(Hat-tip: Bill)
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Thanks for pointing us there. It's my subject area, but KK writes so much better than I do, yet infrequently enough for me to lose touch with his latest thoughts. But that was truly an excellent piece. It does just develop the themes that he has been going on about for years, but it takes it to the next level, which is exactly what you would want him to do. A bit overoptimistic, but again just what we'd expect and want to see there. And breaking down the "generative value" into eight manageable (achievable) chunks was excellent insight. Cheers.