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[B]ecause the minimum costs of being an organization in the first place are relatively high, certain activities may have some value but not enough to make them worth pursuing in any organized way. New social tools are altering this equation by lowering the costs of coordinating group action.
[B]ecause the minimum costs of being an organization in the first place are relatively high, certain activities may have some value but not enough to make them worth pursuing in any organized way. New social tools are altering this equation by lowering the costs of coordinating group action.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Clay Shirky: documented birth year 1964; activity date not established. Wikidata Q930425, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q930425 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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