Free, But Bleak

*Epic thought-wrestling as Cory Doctorow (wearing the cheap spangled "Favela Chic" trousers), jumps into the mudpit of contemporary economics with Chris Anderson (in his Gothic High Tech "Economist Magazine" vest-suit-and-tie).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/jul/28/cory-doctorow-free-chris-anderson

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"Through most of the history of the industrial era, markets were seen as a fit tool for organising a small piece of human endeavour, while the rest of life – the military, volunteeri