From 8ca62c5bdd14d270285c29c0c0242a9c6fd91057 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:56:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 35ce5ab88..b028d142e 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -73,13 +73,11 @@ The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] us The Agora is inspired by the work of many. Here we mention some of the core influences. -- [[Elinor Ostrom]], who pioneered the study of a well functioning [[commons]]. Her work resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents like the state to prevent the so-called [[Tragedy of the Commons]]. +- [[Elinor Ostrom]], who pioneered the study of a well functioning [[commons]]. Her work resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents like the state to prevent the so-called [[Tragedy of the Commons]]. Later in her career he explored the [[Knowledge Commons]] in particular in work which is equally influential. +- [[Silke Helfrich]] and [[David Bollier]], who extended on the previous and worked actively on a [[Pattern Language]] for the Commons. - [[Douglas Engelbart]], [[Alan Kay]] and [[Vannevar Bush]] among many others in the field of [[tools for thought]][^tft]. The Agora started essentially as a social [[memex]]. - -It builds on top of the open web, wiki culture and the social movements enabled by them. - -- #pull [[tim berners lee]] [[solid]] -- #pull [[ward cunningham]] [[wiki]] [[fedwiki]] +- [[Tim Berners Lee]] for his work on the [[web]] and later on [[Solid]], which informs the Agora's approach to managing user data. +- [[Ward Cunningham]] for developing the [[wiki]], his influence on the [[c2]] pattern repository, and his current work on [[fedwiki]], which explores many of the same patterns the Agora tries to explore in complementary ways[^fedwiki]]. The reference Agora is a project with a pragmatic bent directed towards world improvement. It is a case study in [[protopian thinking]] directed towards global reform and revolution.