I will trust that this blicky comes out right when I submit.

This is a long article but I found it so trenchant I decided to link it anyway. It comes from my other (professional) life.
The first part explains why the purist anarchists and the simply psychotic will always be with us, and what the Tyranny of Structurelessness will do to any group, real time or virtual. It also explains why the anonymous and pseudonymous guests have, generally, a bad reputation. And also why those dedicated in-group elves are so very very necessary.

I hope the link works.


http://shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html

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