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Metacrap: Putting the torch to seven straw-men of the meta-utopia by Cory Doctorow is worth a read and consideration. Grand visions of the Symantec Web where everything is easily found and accessed are shown to be a pipe dream. There are a few problems with implementing this scheme -- People Lie, People are Lazy, People are Stupid -- are the first few. A fun read as well as worth considering.