Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-25 Thread Devlon
Kevin left a comment on loadedpun.com The part I enjoyed most: "I am happy that that a dialouge about this issue was generated and i hope nobody was seriously disturbed by this.  If you were you shouldn't take art and life too seriously, life is weird and tuff enough without getting worked up a

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-25 Thread Jen Simmons
Kevin tried to post emails to this list last night, but was having technical troubles. This is what he wrote... (the final paper he refers to is posted at (or will be once it uploads): http://teaching.jensimmons.com/videoblogging/spring06/research.htm along with video of his presentation.) " hey,

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-25 Thread Markus Sandy
sounds like mayan calendar time to me ;) i was going to add a link to the Mayan Calendar Videocast but they seem to have gone bye bye bummer Michael Sullivan wrote: it'll all end (or begin?) in 2012 anyways ;-) On 4/25/06, Deirdre Straughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Th

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-25 Thread Michael Sullivan
it'll all end (or begin?) in 2012 anyways ;-)On 4/25/06, Deirdre Straughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:There are also some interesting theories about our ever-wideningcircles of what/who we perceive to be "us" and therefore deserving of fair treatment. Used to be that humans saw "us-ness" only in

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-25 Thread Deirdre Straughan
There are also some interesting theories about our ever-widening circles of what/who we perceive to be "us" and therefore deserving of fair treatment. Used to be that humans saw "us-ness" only in blood kin/tribe - you still see vestiges (large ones, unfortunately) of cultures that treat all the

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-24 Thread robert a/k/a r
Agreed. Doesn't it feel heightened, more so every day? Could it be because netizens can collaborate more readily than any group in history of humanity larger than a handful we're _feeling_ our fairness instinct in a new manner? I'm very curious about this. Is it our sense of fairness the fo

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-24 Thread Deirdre Straughan
We are evolved for it. There are lots of studies on humans and other primates about this. A sense of fairness, and the ability to detect (and desire to punish) cheaters, are part of what enables us to live as social animals. -- best regards, Deirdré Straughan www.beginningwithi.com (personal)

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-24 Thread Peter Van Dijck
Perhaps it's related to authenticity? Or perhaps it's because we're so easily srewed by large companies that we look for fairness wherever we can find it? Peter -- http://mefeedia.com On 4/24/06, robert a/k/a r <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to nominate "fair" as the central theme of ou

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-24 Thread Michael Sullivan
prob has to do with the cosmic alignment ;-)On 4/24/06, robert a/k/a r <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I'd like to nominate "fair" as the central theme of our times, these times, whether you choose to call them 2.0 or whatever.Seems we are more sensitive to fairness, I can't put my finger onexactly w

Re: [videoblogging] Fair Or Not (was The Last Hours - Death of a Videoblogger Kevin Krutz)

2006-04-24 Thread robert a/k/a r
I'd like to nominate "fair" as the central theme of our times, these times, whether you choose to call them 2.0 or whatever. Seems we are more sensitive to fairness, I can't put my finger on exactly why though. Is it because the ability to maintain community has become easier due to the net