Will said: "Jeff- going all Magritte on us now! To wit: 'This is not a pipe' "
Hah! Yeah, I was thinking something along the lines of the zen koan in which the monk says "not the wind, not the flag, but mind is moving." Seriously, you're right that MySpace "friends" can transition (in either direction). If I have an objection to the whole concept of online social networks, it's the way the metaphors are used so casually and loosely. What are friendship, respect and love without accountability and the reciprocal obligation to _earn_ our place in the lives of others? What will these concepts mean to a person who evolves without sufficient understanding of that reciprocity? My friendships require considerably more maintenance than an occasional twitter, and I'm content with that. We've only recently heard about the girl who committed suicide because she was "dissed" online by somebody who didn't exist. I think that's one casualty we should think about when we consider the implications of implementing new social paradigms via technology. Sorry, that's probably way off topic here! I do think it's important to consider the social implications of these technologies, though. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=25387 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
