Craig Newmark, the “Craig” of Craigslist, is quoted in an interview as saying:
If most people are good and their needs are simple, all you have to do to serve them well is build a minimal infrastructure allowing them to get together and work things out for themselves. Any additional features are almost certainly superfluous and could even be damaging.
The philosophy is the same philosophy that I like to see at burns. A burn’s organizers should “build a minimal infrastructure that allows people to get together and work things out for themselves.” Perfect.
#1 by Issa at August 25th, 2009
That is a perfect burner statement. I love it!