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- Feb 2023
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www.complexityexplorer.org www.complexityexplorer.org
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If the jargon points to a coherent phenomenon, it can be very useful.
When jargon or argot points to "coherent phenomenon" or provides a taxonomic purpose, it can be useful beyond its alternate function of gatekeeping areas of thought.
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- Mar 2021
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adactio.com adactio.com
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There is no shopkeeper for the World Wide Web.
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- Apr 2020
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often suppressing the very visual aids that mathematicians use to make their discoveries
also furthers the gatekeeping practices in math
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- Aug 2018
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wendynorris.com wendynorris.com
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Although some of the earliest theories of the organization of peer pro-duction celebrated the phenomena as non-hierarchical, more recent work hasquestioned both the putative lack of hierarchy and its purported benefits (e.g.,Kreiss et al., 2011).
Later foundational work focused on hierarchies within the various community structures — in contrast to the early perception that peer production was non-hierarchical/anarchistic.
Benkler suggests that peer production uses a different form of governance and a lighter-weight hierarchical structure than other types of organizations -- not that these groups are anti-hierarchical.
Cites Keegan's work on gate-keeping in peer production.
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