Comments on: the tragedy of the anti-commons and the gridlock economy http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2008/11/18/the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons-and-the-gridlock-economy/ building a healthy information ecosystem Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2008/11/18/the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons-and-the-gridlock-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Anonymous Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:41:46 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2008/11/18/the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons-and-the-gridlock-economy/#comment-238 Bleh, meant to say "member"! Bleh, meant to say “member”!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2008/11/18/the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons-and-the-gridlock-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Anonymous Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:40:34 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2008/11/18/the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons-and-the-gridlock-economy/#comment-237 I have an idea for a good entry. You should do a item on that young man in Florida who committed suicide on a webcam. I found it interesting how some people were indifferent, some egged the boy on and some had entirely appropriate reactions but didn't help and some sought help or offered it, just like a real life crowd to tragedy often does. I am a remember of a forum where something like that once happened. A member who several other posters had met and knew in real life and many others knew online for quite some time talked about wanting to commit suicide in a very disturbing post. The forum members responded beautifully- everyone tried to talk him out of it, a few posted numbers for suicide hotlines, a few people called 911 and several who actually knew him went over to his house. It was very touching. I have an idea for a good entry. You should do a item on that young man in Florida who committed suicide on a webcam.

I found it interesting how some people were indifferent, some egged the boy on and some had entirely appropriate reactions but didn’t help and some sought help or offered it, just like a real life crowd to tragedy often does.

I am a remember of a forum where something like that once happened. A member who several other posters had met and knew in real life and many others knew online for quite some time talked about wanting to commit suicide in a very disturbing post. The forum members responded beautifully- everyone tried to talk him out of it, a few posted numbers for suicide hotlines, a few people called 911 and several who actually knew him went over to his house.

It was very touching.

]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Michael Heller and the gridlock economy http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2008/11/18/the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons-and-the-gridlock-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-235 …My heart’s in Accra » Michael Heller and the gridlock economy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:43:28 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2008/11/18/the-tragedy-of-the-anti-commons-and-the-gridlock-economy/#comment-235 [...] Other accounts of the event from friends David Weinberger and Lokman Tsui. [...] [...] Other accounts of the event from friends David Weinberger and Lokman Tsui. [...]

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