Decentralized and individual action

Benkler states that the information economy allows for decentralized production of information. People can produce the news from all over the world with laptops. There is no longer a single center of production (like a factory), but production can take place anywhere.

Individuals are also able to do things no matter where they are. There is not one central location necessary for people to create work. This allows the Individual to emerge because of the non-market production (the internet, but doesn't use this phrase because he wants to remain timeless).

All of this is made possible due to the declining costs of communication, computation and storage. This helps the individual grow stronger.


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