Comments on: Freeconomics: What about MY cost for YOUR free? http://iconnectdots.com/2008/02/not-everything.html Guidance, Insight and Ideas in a Time of Accelerating Change Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:45:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Long http://iconnectdots.com/2008/02/not-everything.html/comment-page-1#comment-250 Michael Long Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:17:39 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2008/02/freeconomics-what-about-my-cost-for-your-free.html#comment-250 You're correct in that one can only participate in so many fan sites, read, hear, and see so much "free" content, and so on. Factor in Sturgeon's Law, where 90% of everything is junk, and you have the beginnings of a serious problem. Oddly enough, what we often forget is that this is just one of the things we PAY producers and publishers and editors to do for us. Filter out the junk. Even so, a lot gets through, but if you've ever read the slush pile at a major publishing house, you'd begin to realize just how valuable a service that becomes. Some people have time to wade through all of the trash, others pay for convenience. You’re correct in that one can only participate in so many fan sites, read, hear, and see so much “free” content, and so on. Factor in Sturgeon’s Law, where 90% of everything is junk, and you have the beginnings of a serious problem.

Oddly enough, what we often forget is that this is just one of the things we PAY producers and publishers and editors to do for us. Filter out the junk. Even so, a lot gets through, but if you’ve ever read the slush pile at a major publishing house, you’d begin to realize just how valuable a service that becomes.

Some people have time to wade through all of the trash, others pay for convenience.

]]> By: Alain Thys http://iconnectdots.com/2008/02/not-everything.html/comment-page-1#comment-249 Alain Thys Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:09:00 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2008/02/freeconomics-what-about-my-cost-for-your-free.html#comment-249 Hi Steve, nice way of indicating that there is no thing like a really free lunch and that your attention has a value too. Only point is that - while I can't speak for Ilya - I wouldn't necessarily consider the communist comparison as an "attack", yet more of an "observation". I haven't yet - shame on me - read the article, but objectively speaking there simply are a number of parallels between what Marx has been writing about and how social media are evolving. Also, as Chris lived in Guangzhou for a while he has a pretty nuanced view of communism, so will see the humour of it. Hi Steve, nice way of indicating that there is no thing like a really free lunch and that your attention has a value too.

Only point is that – while I can’t speak for Ilya – I wouldn’t necessarily consider the communist comparison as an “attack”, yet more of an “observation”.

I haven’t yet – shame on me – read the article, but objectively speaking there simply are a number of parallels between what Marx has been writing about and how social media are evolving.

Also, as Chris lived in Guangzhou for a while he has a pretty nuanced view of communism, so will see the humour of it.

]]> By: PXLated http://iconnectdots.com/2008/02/not-everything.html/comment-page-1#comment-248 PXLated Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:54:37 +0000 http://iconnectdots.com.s11974.gridserver.com/2008/02/freeconomics-what-about-my-cost-for-your-free.html#comment-248 Couldn't agree more...the cost of "participation" can be high. In my case, it's been too high and I'm rapidly backing off. Couldn’t agree more…the cost of “participation” can be high. In my case, it’s been too high and I’m rapidly backing off.

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