Whatever the eventual trajectory of virtual communities, the extent to which they are able to be consequential will depend how subjectivity and meaning are understood and mobilized within them. And if they are to be politically consequential, questions of access, participation, and co-ordination would also have to be addressed.
--Brian Loader, The Governance of Cyberspace
Do you believe that my being stronger or faster has anything to do with my muscles in this place?
You think that's air you're breathing now?
--Morpheus [Lawrence Fishbourne], The Matrix