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# Key Concept: Sharism – A Mind Revolution
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/key-concept-sharism-a-mind-revolution/
- Published: 2009-01-15T03:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-01-15T03:53:00.000Z
- Description: "The key motivator of social media and the core spirit of Web 2.0 is a mind switch called Sharism. Sharism suggests a re-orientation of personal values. We see it in. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/01/key-concept-sharism-a-mind-revolution.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

**[![Sharism](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2010536c9bc89970b-120wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2010536c9bc89970b-pi?ref=hypebot.com)** 
**"The key motivator of social media and the core spirit of Web 2.0 is a mind switch called Sharism. Sharism suggests a re-orientation of personal values. We see it in user generated content. It is the pledge of Creative Commons. It is in the plans of future-oriented cultural initiatives. Sharism is also a mental practice that anyone can try, a social-psychological attitude to transform a wide and isolated world into a super-smart social brain."** – Isaac Mao @ [FreeSouls.cc](http://freesouls.cc/essays/07-isaac-mao-sharism.html?ref=hypebot.com)