▁version ▁control ▁and ▁dem ocracy ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sh ir ky ▁participated ▁in ▁Session ▁ 1 2 : ▁Public ▁S phere ▁of ▁T ED Global ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Sh ir ky ▁made ▁the ▁observation ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁techn ological ▁adv anc ements ▁in ▁communication ▁throughout ▁history , ▁from ▁the ▁printing ▁press ▁to ▁the ▁television , ▁were ▁her ald ed ▁as ▁har bing ers ▁of ▁world ▁peace ▁yet ▁ended ▁up ▁creating ▁greater ▁diss ent . ▁" The ▁more ▁ideas ▁there ▁are ▁in ▁circul ation , ▁the ▁more ▁ideas ▁there ▁are ▁for ▁any ▁individual ▁to ▁disag ree ▁with ." ▁However , ▁Sh ir ky ▁claims , ▁with ▁this ▁increased ▁" arg uing ," ▁comes ▁an ▁increased ▁" speed " ▁of ▁information ▁exchange . ▁ ▁Sh ir ky ▁c ites ▁" The ▁In visible ▁College " ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁util ize ▁this ▁effect ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁printing ▁press , ▁via ▁the ▁scientific ▁journal , ▁to ▁help ▁launch ▁the ▁scientific ▁revolution . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁states ▁we ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁period ▁today ▁with ▁open - source ▁program mers ▁and ▁their ▁use ▁of ▁distributed ▁version ▁control ▁or ▁D VC S . ▁D VC S , ▁he ▁arg ues , ▁allows ▁for ▁" more ▁arguments " ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁into ▁" bet ter ▁arguments ". ▁D VC S ▁also ▁allows ▁for ▁" co operation ▁without ▁coord ination " ▁which ▁Sh ir ky ▁states ▁is ▁" the ▁big ▁change