▁any ▁area ▁sooner ▁or ▁later ▁requires ▁that ▁you ▁find ▁information ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁produced ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁person , ▁or ▁a ▁few ▁devoted ▁individuals : ▁" You ▁have ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁sense ▁person ality ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁language ▁to ▁have ▁its ▁full ▁meaning ." ▁That ▁is , ▁he ▁sees ▁limitations ▁in ▁the ▁utility ▁of ▁an ▁en cyc lopedia ▁produced ▁by ▁only ▁partially ▁interested ▁third ▁parties ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁communication . ▁ ▁You ▁Are ▁Not ▁a ▁G ad get ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁You ▁Are ▁Not ▁a ▁G ad get ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁Lan ier ▁critic izes ▁what ▁he ▁perce ives ▁as ▁the ▁h ive ▁mind ▁of ▁Web ▁ 2 . 0 ▁( w is dom ▁of ▁the ▁crowd ) ▁and ▁describes ▁the ▁open ▁source ▁and ▁open ▁content ▁ex prop ri ation ▁of ▁intellectual ▁production ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁" Digital ▁Ma o ism ". ▁Lan ier ▁acc uses ▁Web ▁ 2 . 0 ▁develop ments ▁of ▁de valu ing ▁progress ▁and ▁innov ation , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁gl or ifying ▁the ▁collect ive ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁individual . ▁He ▁critic izes ▁Wikipedia ▁and ▁Linux ▁as ▁examples ▁of ▁this ▁problem ; ▁Wikipedia ▁for ▁what ▁he ▁sees ▁as : ▁its ▁" m ob ▁rule " ▁by ▁anonymous ▁edit ors , ▁the ▁weak ness ▁of ▁its ▁non - s cient ific ▁content , ▁and ▁its ▁bul lying ▁of ▁exper ts . ▁▁ ▁Lan ier ▁also ▁arg ues ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁limitations