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The tools that a society uses to create and maintain itself are as central to human life as a hive is to bee life. Though the hive is not part of any individual bee, it is part of the colony, both shaped by and shaping the lives of its inhabitants.
The tools that a society uses to create and maintain itself are as central to human life as a hive is to bee life. Though the hive is not part of any individual bee, it is part of the colony, both shaped by and shaping the lives of its inhabitants.
Approximate author period: c. 1964 AD · modern
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- Clay Shirky
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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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