--- title: "19 Internet Quotes By Clay Shirky" description: "19 Internet quotes by Clay Shirky. Plus more from Clay Shirky and more Internet sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/clay-shirky-3364_come-up_curation-comes-up-when-search-stops-work_1379630.png" --- > [Curation comes up when search stops working,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/curation-comes-up-when-search-stops-working/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/clay-shirky-3364_come-up_curation-comes-up-when-search-stops-work_1379630.png) > [Prior to the internet, the last technology that had any real effect on the way people sat down and talked together was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/prior-to-the-internet-the-last-technology-that-had-any-real-effect-on/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/clay-shirky-3364_connecting_prior-to-the-internet-the-last-technolog_2452423.png) > [The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-more-ideas-there-are-in-circulation-the-more-ideas-there-are-for/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/clay-shirky-3364_arguing_the-more-ideas-there-are-in-circulation_411098.png) > [“Because Wikipedia is a process, not a product, it replaces guarantees offered by institutions with probabilities supported by process.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/because-wikipedia-is-a-process-not-a-product-it-replaces-guarantees/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/clay-shirky-3364_entry_because-wikipedia-is-a-process-not-a-pro_1403817.png) > [“Mass amateurization of publishing makes mass amateurization of filtering a forced move.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/mass-amateurization-of-publishing-makes-mass-amateurization-of/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/clay-shirky-3364_communication_mass-amateurization-of-publishing-makes_126186.png) > [“The basic capabilities of tools like Flickr reverse the old order of group activity, transforming 'gather, then share' into 'share, then gather'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-basic-capabilities-of-tools-like-flickr-reverse-the-old-order-of/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/clay-shirky-3364_internet_the-basic-capabilities-of-tools-like-fli_1325362.jpg) > [The future presented by the internet is the mass amateurization of publishing and a switch from 'Why publish this?' to 'Why not?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-future-presented-by-the-internet-is-the-mass-amateurization-of/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/clay-shirky-3364_internet_the-future-presented-by-the-internet-is_1216351.png) > [We are in a world where most American citizens over the age of 12 share things with each other online.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/we-are-in-a-world-where-most-american-citizens-over-the-age-of-12/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/clay-shirky-3364_age_we-are-in-a-world-where-most-american-ci_933448.png) > [ When you make the claim that something on the Internet is going to be good for democracy, you often \[hear\], 'Are you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/when-you-make-the-claim-that-something-on-the-internet-is-going-to-be/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/clay-shirky-3364_be-good_when-you-make-the-claim-that-something-o_3124241.png) > [ The threat \[of the U.S. bills SOPA and PIPA\] is the inversion of the burden of proof, where we suddenly are all… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-threat-of-the-u-s-bills-sopa-and-pipa-is-the-inversion-of-the/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/clay-shirky-3364_bills_the-threat-of-the-u-s-bills-sopa-and-pip_439701.png) > [The whole, 'Is the Internet a good thing or a bad thing'? We're done with that. It's just a thing. How to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-whole-is-the-internet-a-good-thing-or-a-bad-thing-we-re-done-with/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c2/clay-shirky-3364_a-good-thing_the-whole-is-the-internet-a-good-thing-o_2677292.jpg) > [It is possible to think that the Internet will be a net positive for society while admitting that there are significant downsides…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/it-is-possible-to-think-that-the-internet-will-be-a-net-positive-for/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/clay-shirky-3364_admitting_it-is-possible-to-think-that-the-interne_618448.png) > [ “\[F\]rom now on, the act of creating and circulating evidence of wrongdoing to more than a few people, even if they all… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/f-rom-now-on-the-act-of-creating-and-circulating-evidence-of/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/clay-shirky-3364_internet_f-rom-now-on-the-act-of-creating-and-cir_2973391.png) > [The historic role of the consumer has been nothing more than a giant maw at the end of the mass media's long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-historic-role-of-the-consumer-has-been-nothing-more-than-a-giant/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/clay-shirky-3364_absorbing_the-historic-role-of-the-consumer-has-be_886388.png) > [ “\[B\]ecause the minimum costs of being an organization in the first place are relatively high, certain activities may have some value but… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/b-ecause-the-minimum-costs-of-being-an-organization-in-the-first/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/clay-shirky-3364_first-place_b-ecause-the-minimum-costs-of-being-an-o_874307.png) > [It did not take long after the rise of the commercial printing press before someone figured out that erotic novels were a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/it-did-not-take-long-after-the-rise-of-the-commercial-printing-press/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/clay-shirky-3364_erotic_it-did-not-take-long-after-the-rise-of-t_2566284.png) > [You used to have to own a radio tower or television tower or printing press. Now all you have to have is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/you-used-to-have-to-own-a-radio-tower-or-television-tower-or-printing/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/clay-shirky-3364_access_you-used-to-have-to-own-a-radio-tower-or_688936.png) > [I would not hesitate to say I was addicted to the Internet in the first two years. It can be addictive, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/i-would-not-hesitate-to-say-i-was-addicted-to-the-internet-in-the/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8da/clay-shirky-3364_addicted_i-would-not-hesitate-to-say-i-was-addict_400609.jpg) > [The web's democratic in one way and distinctly undemocratic in another way. And I think a lot of the confusion about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-web-s-democratic-in-one-way-and-distinctly-undemocratic-in/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/clay-shirky-3364_about_the-web-s-democratic-in-one-way-and-dist_1698424.jpg) ## Other authors on Internet - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rebecca-mackinnon-77802.jpg) Rebecca MacKinnon 77 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/rebecca-mackinnon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tim-bernerslee-90839.jpg) Tim Berners-Lee 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/tim-berners-lee/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-snowden-31935.jpg) Edward Snowden 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/edward-snowden/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 50 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/bill-gates/) - [Vint Cerf 48 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/vint-cerf/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alia-bhatt-11437.jpg) David Chiles 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/david-chiles/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-schmidt-33572.jpg) Eric Schmidt 38 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/eric-schmidt/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-evgeny-morozov-34381.jpg) Evgeny Morozov 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/evgeny-morozov/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 33 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/noam-chomsky/) - [Ajit Pai 27 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/ajit-pai/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alfred-de-vigny-11271.jpg) Marvin Ammori 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/marvin-ammori/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-battelle-50977.jpg) John Battelle 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/john-battelle/) ## More by Clay Shirky > [ “\[N\]ew technology enables new kinds of group-forming.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/n-ew-technology-enables-new-kinds-of-group-forming/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [To have a discussion about the plusses and minuses of various forms of group action, though, is going to require discussing the current tools…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/to-have-a-discussion-about-the-plusses-and-minuses-of-various-forms/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [“Mass amateurization of publishing makes mass amateurization of filtering a forced move.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/mass-amateurization-of-publishing-makes-mass-amateurization-of/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [“Information sharing produces shared awareness among the participants, and collaborative production relies on shared creation, but collective action creates shared responsibility, by tying the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/information-sharing-produces-shared-awareness-among-the-participants/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [More interesting than thinking about what's possible in 10 years is thinking what's possible now but that no one has built.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/more-interesting-than-thinking-about-what-s-possible-in-10-years-is/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [“Digital networks are increasing the fluidity of all media. The old choice between one-way public media (like books and movies) and two-way private media…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/digital-networks-are-increasing-the-fluidity-of-all-media-the-old/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [Even with the sacred printing press, we got erotic novels 150 years before we got scientific journals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/even-with-the-sacred-printing-press-we-got-erotic-novels-150-years/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [Tools get socially interesting after they're no longer technologically interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/tools-get-socially-interesting-after-they-re-no-longer/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [Carpooling is important for urban density, air pollution and other reasons, but carpooling is not the kind of thing that actually changes the energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/carpooling-is-important-for-urban-density-air-pollution-and-other/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [If what you're doing is valuable for people, they will find a way to pay you to keep doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/if-what-you-re-doing-is-valuable-for-people-they-will-find-a-way-to/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [Multi-taskers often think they are like gym rats, bulking up their ability to juggle tasks, when in fact they are like alcoholics, degrading their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/multi-taskers-often-think-they-are-like-gym-rats-bulking-up-their/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [Civic participants don't aim to make life better merely for members of the group. They want to improve even the lives of people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/civic-participants-don-t-aim-to-make-life-better-merely-for-members/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [I would not hesitate to say I was addicted to the Internet in the first two years. It can be addictive, and things not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/i-would-not-hesitate-to-say-i-was-addicted-to-the-internet-in-the/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [Bureaucracies temporarily suspend the Second Law of Thermodynamics. In a bureaucracy, it's easier to make a process more complex than to make it simpler,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/bureaucracies-temporarily-suspend-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-in/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) > [The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/the-more-ideas-there-are-in-circulation-the-more-ideas-there-are-for/) [Clay Shirky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clay-shirky/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/clay-shirky/#itemlist", "name": "19 Internet Quotes By Clay Shirky", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Curation comes up when search stops working,", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clay Shirky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/curation-comes-up-when-search-stops-working/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/clay-shirky-3364_come-up_curation-comes-up-when-search-stops-work_1379630.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/clay-shirky-3364_come-up_curation-comes-up-when-search-stops-work_1379630.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/clay-shirky-3364_come-up_curation-comes-up-when-search-stops-work_1379630.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Curation comes up when search stops working,” — Clay Shirky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Prior to the internet, the last technology that had any real effect on the way people sat down and talked together was the table", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clay Shirky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clay-shirky/prior-to-the-internet-the-last-technology-that-had-any-real-effect-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/clay-shirky-3364_connecting_prior-to-the-internet-the-last-technolog_2452423.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/clay-shirky-3364_connecting_prior-to-the-internet-the-last-technolog_2452423.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa7/clay-shirky-3364_connecting_prior-to-the-internet-the-last-technolog_2452423.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Prior to the internet, the last technology that had any real effect on the way people sat down and talked…” — Clay Shirky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. 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