this talk follows lawrence lessig's publication of "free culture". he makes an important distinction between read only (purely commercial) and read/write (sharing) cultures and the consequences for creativity and human progress.
these are progressive ideas and can be applied to every aspect of our lives. ending protective restrictive copyright based commercial thinking will unlock enormous value and creativity. in order to transform the human condition we must hasten the diffusion of beneficial technology by establishing a sharing culture. zero-sum thinking is rooted is resource based economies and diminishing returns. a networked world with positive externalities and expanded returns from "long-tail" contributions and mass adoptions requires a "win-win" methodology that breaks free of ancient and invalid ideological positions.
cultural innovations are essential to architecting our post-scarcity (abundance baseed) society.
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