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Society in ad hoc mode

armin medosch

In this text the author, in his own terms “deals” with the politics of our wired and wireless relations both amongst technology and people. He sees social progress in the formation of decentralized networks, and the possibilities of the Internet (symmetrical two-way communication, forming social communities). He stresses the potential and power of telecommunication systems and the effect they have on organization of our dispersed communities. From there his idea evolves into a more networked organization, networked commons, Creative commons and other copyleft licences (“every reader is a writer” Walter Benjamin). On the other hand the potentials of technology bring with it potentials of a world vividly described by Huxley. Overlapping of our offline and online positions and awareness with unpredictable outcome.