So the idea of cyber-communism goes a bit further.
You may be inclined to wonder why it is that there is no class struggle in the electronic world? Well, the idea of the gift economy may help you out here.
It was Barbrook that said ”Under capitalism, most goods and services are produced as commodities” and then went on to note that in the electronic world it’s not exactly like this. See in the cyber realm, commodities are given as gifts. Think about it. When was the last time you paid for a goods or services on the internet (keep it clean!)?! I can’t remember the last time I did.
Think back to before you came on this website. What website did you go to? Wikipedia- the self titled “free encyclopedia”? Maybe you were having a cheeky little look on Pirate Bay for something free. Maybe you chatted to friends on facebook. Whatever you did, I bet it was free.
Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you where to get something free from on the internet. Well, perhaps best not to ask a teenage boy where to get something free from. What was that I was saying about keeping it clean…
Whilst information circles quite freely on the net, the cyber-communism is kept alive
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