I want to echo what Joanna just wrote. Although I teach at a University, I regard the people here a my colleagues much more than my fellow faculty members.
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 03:35:00PM -0700, Joanna wrote: > > I don't know how scary that is. The fact is that this virtual space is > just about all that's left of a social space -- an agora where we can all > walk to midday, or in the evening, or whenever and exchange views, tell > stories, waste time, etc. > > It feels more real than the real world because it is created by relatively > free and uncoerced behavior. There's nothing to be gained, no profit to be > made, nothing to prove, nobody to impress, etc. There's just a common desire > for shared company, experience, and knowledge. > > I'm rather saddened by the fact that the lists that interest me have almost > no women on them; otherwise, in the absence of a corner cafe where I can go > and jaw about the topic of the day, this will have to do. > > I have learned about scholars, thinkers, books, etc., I did not know existed, > and I have met many people -- like you, Michael, Doug, Ravi, etc. - whom I > would not have met in a million years without such a list. > > So, all in all, I'm not complaining too much. > > Joanna > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
