@markgr aka Mark Greenfield writes:

@TimNekritz IMHO - there are no institutions, people are the institution.

... so there is an institution - precisely one institution. Which is people. Which does what, exactly?

This is a typical 'cluetrain' (sorry, #cluetrain) motherhood statement, sounding righteous and wise - of a piece with 'we need a new politics of meaning' - something of a meme, perhaps: the politics of memeing.

Not to pick on cluetrainers (cluetrainees?): it's typical IT evangelist blather, full of weasel sound & fury, etc - ie, they're all doing it. But this one stands out for its quick dissolve into self-cancelation and general meaninglessness.