Here comes everybody

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I recommend reading Shirky's book Here Comes Everybody before drawing any more conjectures.

It's similar to the story that Clay Shirky uses in the opening of Here Comes Everybody , although the phone in that story wasn't an iPhone, and the emphasis was more on how the victim "crowdsourced" the phone's recovery.

…tional, inspirational, attractive and undesirable. Definitely worth the read and a great call to action. Will make you consider what you want and how you can achieve it. The Game (Neil Strauss) - Truly interesting story and an interesting view on human dynamics and hacking one of the more important systems (dating). A great view on what is most important - ends or means. Will make you consider how people work, what motivates them and whether success cures emptiness. Losing my Virginity (Richard Branson) - The awesome and entertaining story of Virgin with lots of great advice and startup David vs Goliath inspiration. Will make you consider what determination and the little guy can achieve. Business Stripped Bare (Richard Branson) - Branson's more focused take on business advice and patches on bits of the Virgin story since the first book. …

Listen to Cory Doctorow give a summary of Clay Shirky's Here Comes Everybody .