Hi Janet,
>i don't agree with your subject header in re community
>i find that perceptions are much funnier
>i don't agree with your hall metaphor either:
Do you have a metaphor you could share?
(we all pass mails back & forth, without actually communicating.
Metaphor is a good way to expose our underlying assumptions)
> >Over time, the hall gets more and more popular. The queue to speak on
>>the stage gets longer, people struggle to be heard, and tempers are
>>frayed. The room's full to bursting, the air conditioners can't keep
>>up, and people are quietly leaving because they can't cope with the
>>overcrowding.
>
>this perception has been around since the list was all of 600 members
>maybe even earlier
That may mean:
- people were wrong then (with the implication they're wrong now)
- people had a legitimate concern then, but the problem's gone away
- people had a legitimate concern then, and its still legitimate
- something else
???
>we have choices in our perceptions
>in the type of filter or lens we colour our world with
Perceptions are the only thing that matters, because that's what people act on.
If people perceive something and leave the list, then we either don't
care because they are wrong, or we try and do something about it.
>i see no queue to speak on stage
>this is the first stage on the planet that has no queue
You are correct that the Internet allows everyone to stand on stage and speak.
Whilst bandwidth, disk space, etc. do place some costs on our
activities, its not dominant for our purposes.
What is the limiting factor is people's attention. This is why
Internet sites that can grab people's attention are valued so highly
on the stock market.
If my Parkinson's community only comes in a lump called PARKINSN at
40 messages a day, and feel I can't deal with 40 messages a day, then
I can't be a member of any Parkinson's groups on the Internet.
Similarly, if my boss doesn't mind me reading stuff about PD at work,
but doesn't feel so generous about chatty stuff (which is important,
but we're talking about his perceptions) then I can't be a member of
any Parkinson's groups on the Internet.
That's a major tragedy. Routed in perception, but there's still "one
of us" who can't participate, and benefit from our knowledge,
experience, and support.
(There is some stuff around about "The attention economy" - search
http://www.google.com for those worlds - its all a bit rarefied
though)
>i feel no struggle
>except with my own limitations
>
>my temper is never frayed
>except when i feel that i am being dictated to or censored
>
>there are no space limitations in etheria
>
>each one of us controls our own climate
How do you feel towards people who don't share these values & beliefs?
>people come and go, quietly and loudly,
>as their needs and perceptions permit
Granted. I would like them to be able to stay as long as they need,
and to be able to move onto a place that's appropriate for them.
Simon
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