http://hydragenic.com/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/ ... made me stronger Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:50:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://hydragenic.com/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/comment-page-1/#comment-3224 maria Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:40:02 +0000 http://wokkil.pair.com/hydragen/hydragenic.new/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/#comment-3224 Lots of fascinating ideas in your post to consider. Seems to me that the Internet made admittance to many communities a lot easier, lowering the bar through technology. And yet, not only do many of these communities lack depth for which they make up in "width" or linkeages), but also, maintaining them, I think, takes a lot more effort -- strangely enough when one considers the ease of technology for access to them. Lots of fascinating ideas in your post to consider. Seems to me that the Internet made admittance to many communities a lot easier, lowering the bar through technology. And yet, not only do many of these communities lack depth for which they make up in “width” or linkeages), but also, maintaining them, I think, takes a lot more effort — strangely enough when one considers the ease of technology for access to them.

]]> http://hydragenic.com/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/comment-page-1/#comment-3223 Hg Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:32:30 +0000 http://wokkil.pair.com/hydragen/hydragenic.new/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/#comment-3223 By the way, yes - I do find it interesting. Thanks. It's covering similar territory to the TV stuff I was thinking about, which I removed from this post because otherwise it was going to get too long. But roughly speaking, this is what I would have said. About 25-30 years ago, when there were still only three TV stations in the UK, every Thursday evening I'd sit down with my younger sister, parents and grandma to watch Tomorrow's World, Top Of The Pops, Sapphire & Steel, Only Fools & Horses and probably some wildlife show. That was all mainstream TV, in the way that everything's mainstream when there's only three channels. In the playground at school the next morning (and no doubt in universities and workplaces across the land), the first half hour's conversation of the day was all about what we'd watched. It bound us together. Now we're all off choosing our niche TV shows from our 1000+ Sky channels (or downloading stuff because there's "nothing to watch", or playing on our Wiis, or writing our blogs, or texting/IMing our mates) and that kind of thing never happens. Maybe it was a superficial kind of "community" in those days, but you did at least feel you were part of something. Now I'm a member of numerous (mostly internet-based) "communities" which feel broader and richer, but I sometimes wonder if they have the same depth. By the way, yes – I do find it interesting. Thanks. It’s covering similar territory to the TV stuff I was thinking about, which I removed from this post because otherwise it was going to get too long. But roughly speaking, this is what I would have said.
About 25-30 years ago, when there were still only three TV stations in the UK, every Thursday evening I’d sit down with my younger sister, parents and grandma to watch Tomorrow’s World, Top Of The Pops, Sapphire & Steel, Only Fools & Horses and probably some wildlife show.
That was all mainstream TV, in the way that everything’s mainstream when there’s only three channels. In the playground at school the next morning (and no doubt in universities and workplaces across the land), the first half hour’s conversation of the day was all about what we’d watched.
It bound us together. Now we’re all off choosing our niche TV shows from our 1000+ Sky channels (or downloading stuff because there’s “nothing to watch”, or playing on our Wiis, or writing our blogs, or texting/IMing our mates) and that kind of thing never happens.
Maybe it was a superficial kind of “community” in those days, but you did at least feel you were part of something. Now I’m a member of numerous (mostly internet-based) “communities” which feel broader and richer, but I sometimes wonder if they have the same depth.

]]> http://hydragenic.com/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/comment-page-1/#comment-3222 Hg Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:22:49 +0000 http://wokkil.pair.com/hydragen/hydragenic.new/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/#comment-3222 Well, bugger me. Now that link does work after all. When I first tried it, I got some kind of message about how the temporary link had expired. Well, bugger me. Now that link does work after all. When I first tried it, I got some kind of message about how the temporary link had expired.

]]> http://hydragenic.com/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/comment-page-1/#comment-3221 Hg Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:20:36 +0000 http://wokkil.pair.com/hydragen/hydragenic.new/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/#comment-3221 Looks like that link of yours was temporary and has expired. If there another way to get to this content (search terms, etc.)? Looks like that link of yours was temporary and has expired. If there another way to get to this content (search terms, etc.)?

]]> http://hydragenic.com/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/comment-page-1/#comment-3220 rr Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:43:06 +0000 http://wokkil.pair.com/hydragen/hydragenic.new/2007/06/21/the-spaces-in-between/#comment-3220 Fascinating. Thanks so much for this thought. Immediately after I read your article I read <a href="http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=ryfkv3twkxqs5dx7ky4z3wkrk1327d10" rel="nofollow">this</a> which I thought you would find interesting. Fascinating. Thanks so much for this thought. Immediately after I read your article I read this which I thought you would find interesting.

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