Comments on: Whose networks? Whose wealth? http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/30/whose-networks-whose-wealth/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:57:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: John Quiggin http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/30/whose-networks-whose-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-157485 John Quiggin Wed, 31 May 2006 04:49:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4720#comment-157485 To follow up on this, Eszter, the Internet amplifies the value of certain kinds of cultural/human capital (knowing what kinds of questions might be answered, and how to search for answers) while devaluing other kinds (knowing lots of answers to specific questions). I'm still trying to work out the implications of this. To follow up on this, Eszter, the Internet amplifies the value of certain kinds of cultural/human capital (knowing what kinds of questions might be answered, and how to search for answers) while devaluing other kinds (knowing lots of answers to specific questions). I’m still trying to work out the implications of this.

]]> By: Eszter http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/30/whose-networks-whose-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-157469 Eszter Wed, 31 May 2006 00:11:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4720#comment-157469 John, this issue of what's useful is a tricky one. Many people don't realize what all is available online and in what ways it may be useful to them. So they may be opting out of having access without a full awareness of how it could be helpful. I consider this a component of skill: awareness of what is available online. John, this issue of what’s useful is a tricky one. Many people don’t realize what all is available online and in what ways it may be useful to them. So they may be opting out of having access without a full awareness of how it could be helpful. I consider this a component of skill: awareness of what is available online.

]]> By: John Quiggin http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/30/whose-networks-whose-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-157467 John Quiggin Tue, 30 May 2006 22:46:39 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4720#comment-157467 Eszter, the data you link to is only a one-month comparison and looks noisy. Your claim seems plausible - most people who want Internet access have it, and some people are finding it's not that interesting/useful to them after all - but it would be good to have harder evidence. Eszter, the data you link to is only a one-month comparison and looks noisy. Your claim seems plausible – most people who want Internet access have it, and some people are finding it’s not that interesting/useful to them after all – but it would be good to have harder evidence.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://crookedtimber.org/2006/05/30/whose-networks-whose-wealth/comment-page-1/#comment-157451 Seth Finkelstein Tue, 30 May 2006 17:47:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4720#comment-157451 Yes indeed: "Them that's got shall get Them that's not shall lose So the Bible said And it still is news." - "God Bless The Child" Moreover, "advantage" can apply even more finely-grained, e.g. those connected to the existing media and policy punditry framework. Yes indeed:

“Them that’s got shall get
Them that’s not shall lose
So the Bible said
And it still is news.” – “God Bless The Child”

Moreover, “advantage” can apply even more finely-grained, e.g. those connected to the existing media and policy punditry framework.

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