On the power of crowds

From The Globalist's Forget Web 2.0. Say Hello to Web 3.0, by Evgeny Morozov

What is most troubling about this story is that the tremendous power of crowds is still being wasted on issues of marginal global importance. Try mobilizing online civic action of the same magnitude for most global causes: climate change, human rights, or Darfur — and you'll see that the magic number to unlock a HD-DVD leads to much more focused, organized and passionate action.