Benjamin Mako Hill

I am a social scientist and technologist. In both roles, I work to understand the social dynamics that shape online communities. My work focuses on communities engaged in the peer production of digital public goods free culture and free software —like Wikipedia and Linux. For most of my life, I have also participated…

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Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports

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Like many of my friends, I have treated professional sports with cultivated indifference. But a year and a half ago, I decided to become a football fan. Several years ago, I was at a talk by Michae…