"For all of us, there comes a time on any given day, week, and month, every 
year and in different degrees over our lifetimes, when we choose to act in 
some way that is oriented toward fulfilling our social and psychological 
needs, not our market-exchangeable needs. It is that part of our lives and 
our motivational structure that social production taps, and on which it 
thrives. There is nothing mysterious about this. It is evident to any of us 
who rush home to our family or to a restaurant or bar with friends at the 
end of a workday, rather than staying on for another hour of overtime or to 
increase our billable hours; or at least regret it when we cannot." 
--Benkler, Wealth of Networks 
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"Human beings are, and always have been, diversely motivated beings. We act 
instrumentally, but also noninstrumentally. We act for material gain, but 
also for psychological well-being and gratification, and for social 
connectedness. There is nothing new or earth-shattering about this, except 
perhaps to some economists." --Benkler, Wealth of Networks