A King (some say it was Midas, after making his fortune, and getting into grantmaking) declared that anyone who could construct for him the one true Taxonomy of Good, so he could make Wise Decisions, as to Scarce Resources, would receive the King's daughter, Beauty, in marriage. Each of his Trusted Advisors, and endless suitors, brought forward their Taxonomies. Some were built from magnets, others had birds in cages, some had clockwork, some were built with circuits, some were driven by spinning wheels. But none agreed with the others. The King then decreed that his daughter's hand would go to the Taxonomy of Taxonomies that would measure the Accuracy of each of the proferred Taxonomies of Good. Again each suitor and advisor returned with his best shot, but like faulty clocks measuring each other's accuracy, none agreed except with themselves. The cuckoo of Truth rang at all hours. As to the Princess, Beauty, she had long since ridden off with her true love, the Fool.
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The slide down the slippery slope could have ended before the King decided to go meta-. There could have been a good (or best, or enduring) reason for prefering one taxonomy to the others. The Judgment of Paris had little to do with the hero's feelings about that city's curt waiters. Welcome to America, bitch.
Posted by: Curator | January 21, 2013 at 08:36 PM
I think in terms of community more than commons … and in terms of the dynamic of progress and performance … and in terms of value not just money. With this approach … I call it community analytics … it is possible quite simply to have meaningful metrics for a smart society.
Posted by: Facebook application development New York | January 22, 2013 at 05:38 AM
"Meaningful metrics for a smart society" - like what? And which would show us a dumb society? And who is qualified here to know the difference? Would it be helpful to know anything about literature, polictical theory, philosopy, for example, before compiling metrics for a smart society, or would this sort of slow things down? We produce what produced us. The smart society will not be created, measured or managed by cultural illiterates. However, what counts as smart society will be so managed and measured.
Posted by: Phil Cubeta | January 22, 2013 at 11:23 AM
Whatever commons you curate, you had better get with the program. Smart metrics equal financial survival, your old school atitudes are slated for the ash heap of history. Show me how much social impact you created in comparison to Facebook?
Posted by: Phil Cubeta | January 22, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Thumbs up!
Posted by: Curator | January 22, 2013 at 03:18 PM
Smart society is as smart society does.
Posted by: Forrest Gump | January 22, 2013 at 07:18 PM