But the mechanisms that individuals can use to join with their immediate neighbors in political action that makes a difference in their lives have become much weaker. If, say, 25% of the 1,000 households in the 30-block Brookside “fiberhood” in Kansas City, Missouri, pre-subscribe, Google will provide all 1,000 with the opportunity to get very cheap, very fast Internet service very soon.
但个人和隔壁邻居联合起来采取共同政治行动改变生活的机制被大大削弱了。比如，如果密苏里州堪萨斯城30个街区的溪边（Brookside）“光小区”的1000户人家有25%与预先订阅，那么谷歌将会立刻为所有1000户家庭提供价格极低、速度极快的互联网服务。但这只是证明这一规则的显著例外。