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Communities. The Hype.

Communities. The Hype. Virtual communities. Coined in 1993. In a book by the same name. Current buzzword – Social Media Does it worth the hype? Facebook & kids האביב הערבי גלובליזציה. The Dunbar number. What’s our specie optimal group size? 1992, Robin Dunbar ~150.

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Communities. The Hype.

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  1. Communities. The Hype.

  2. Virtual communities • Coined in 1993. In a book by the same name. • Current buzzword – Social Media • Does it worth the hype? • Facebook & kids • האביב הערבי • גלובליזציה

  3. The Dunbar number • What’s our specie optimal group size? • 1992, Robin Dunbar ~150

  4. Does it makes sense? • 150 as Maximum • Physical Grooming

  5. Community- Is it Good for us?Blue Zones Base

  6. Communitarianism • Amitai Etzioni (1933) • Germany->Israel->US • US Involvement – Clinton + Obama • UK New Labor / Conservative. Big-Society(small state) • The plans include setting up a Big Society Bank and introducing a national citizen service.[4] The stated priorities are: • Give communities more powers (localism and devolution) • Encourage people to take an active role in their communities (volunteerism) • Transfer power from central to local government • Support co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises • Publish government data (open/transparent government) • Criticism • Is it left or right? • Moral relativism, multiculturalism

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