Flattener 4

The reading that spoke to me the most was world flattener 4. Community generated content is a powerful tool that we can use for the betterment of society. Sharing information freely is key to the beggining of a better educated public. Groups and websites like wikipedia allow people to moderate discussion on an academic level.. no longer is the privaledge of information restricted to a few people who haave PHD's and can be published in academic journals. Wikipedia provides a forum where content can be group moderated and edited. Community content is a wave that I don't think is going to stop anytime soon, yes it has it's flaws such as annonimity but these can be taken care of, in fact many might not consider these as large a flaw now as they were in previous days as we discussed in class.

Friedman mentions open source development of operating system linux as part of this miraculous development. The more people share the greater the progress a group can make in an area especially on group endeavors on the internet. This is a flattener that i cannot see a downside too. Information for all.