On Virtual Tribes and Resilience
Jan 13th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Editorial, FeaturedA purely virtual rc tribe is not, and will not be, entirely useful in terms of disaster/collapse situations. This is partly for the reasons Andrew and Lance mention, but also from physical reality. Take Katrina as the example – without comms to outside, the value of the net is limited. Software developed freely and ad hoc for people locating was done rapidly, and with a minimal requirement for coordination, although the temporary creation of relief 2.0 (which I helped create and co-ordinate) allowed the software to be standardized.
