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# Aggressively giving everything away
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/aggressively-giving-everything-away/
- Published: 2005-05-31T10:01:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:32:11.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
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And I've actually been lingering on this idea for some time and it hasn't gone away. So it must have some meat in it (coming from the [pescetarian](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pescetarian?ref=chrismessina.me))... So my first offering to the world (well, it's not my first giveaway or anything) in this light is the [Drupal ad](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/15168530/?ref=chrismessina.me) that I helped design.

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**[The Future of White Boy clubs at FactoryCity](http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/09/15/the-future-of-white-boy-clubs/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2006-09-15 07:14:30

\[...\] Lastly, by giving away and spreading out our power, it actually improves our position in culture while increases the visibility of ours peer. I’ve long believed that in a networked world, by giving everything away, you gain more. It’s kind of the principle upon which P2P networks work. \[...\]