Framing Questions | The Rise of The Network

Week 4 Framing Questions | The Rise of the Network

1) How do we measure the validity of peer-produced information? Though “contemporary society is witnessing an emergence of more effective peer production that does not rely on the price system,” are there times when it should? When a content creator is driven by payment, won’t they be more careful to ensure the information they’re sharing is accurate?

2) How is it possible that adding financial incentives to activities that were previously intrinsic (i.e. motivations from within) actually lowers the level of activity?! So it’s not money that makes the world go round, it’s our motivation for pleasure/pain?

3) Benkler talks about an advantage of networks by connecting with people who share similar interests. I agree; it’s a great benefit. But do social media networks inhibit us from connecting with people who are different than us? Shouldn’t we expand OUTSIDE our circles to those with different hobbies and beliefs? What are the negative effects of close-knit networks (e.g. exclusion, cliques)?