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Without Their Permission How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed

Alexis Ohanian

As Alexis Ohanian learned when he helped to co-found the immensely popular reddit.com, the internet is the most powerful and democratic tool for disseminating information in human history. And when that power is harnessed to create new communities, technologies, businesses or charities, the results...

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StarTalk Radio

It was mentioned as a book discussing permissionless innovation, particularly in technology and the internet, with examples of how people use technology to spread ideas and make a difference.

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Well Alexis wrote a book, when was this? Back in 2014 called Without Their Permission.

— Episode: Unravelling Reddit with Alexis Ohanian

Episode: Unravelling Reddit with Alexis Ohanian

It was mentioned as a book discussing permissionless innovation, particularly in technology and the internet, with examples of how people use technology to spread ideas and make a difference.

"

Well Alexis wrote a book, when was this? Back in 2014 called Without Their Permission.

And this idea that someone with a great idea and a laptop and some code can create something that is essentially or arrange something in a way that's never existed before and just do it. You don't need to open a factory, like you just open your laptop.

I mean, when the internet has had its best as a tool, it really enables people to do the amazing stuff that they want to do. Whether you want to learn knowledge or put it out into the world, I mean, I've seen it and I use the book, not only talk about some of the stuff I've been lucky to be a part of, but the people I've gotten to meet and know in philanthropy and activism in the arts who have been able to use technology to spread really, really amazing ideas and do stuff that they simply wouldn't have even 20 years ago.

Episode: Unravelling Reddit with Alexis Ohanian

It was mentioned as a book that discussed permissionless innovation within technology and the internet, with a quote from Grace Hopper about asking for forgiveness instead of permission.

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Well Alexis wrote a book, when was this? Back in 2014 called Without Their Permission.

And this idea that someone with a great idea and a laptop and some code can create something that is essentially or arrange something in a way that's never existed before and just do it.

I mean, when the internet has had its best as a tool, it really enables people to do the amazing stuff that they want to do.

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