Clay Shirky Mean Quotations

Amateur production, the result of all this new capability, means that the category of ‘consumer’ is now a temporary behavior rather than a permanent identity

We use the word 'organization' to mean both the state of being organized and the groups that do the organizing.

Publishing is not evolving. Publishing is going away. Because the word "publishing" means a cadre of professionals who are taking on the incredible difficulty and complexity and expense of making something public. That's not a job anymore. That's a button. There's a button that says "publish," and when you press it, it's done.

The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing.