Jan's "you can't have a community online" is still boggling my mind.
Yeah. I think part of it is the whole outsider's perspective thing. Like, when I try to explain it to people I am very aware of how weird it sounds, but when I'm in my usual space inside the LJ it boggles my mind that someone could think community does not exist there (or in other online spaces).
Being on the readinglists of the newsletters has made me keenly aware of that...
Yeah, I feel kinda bad for the cortexwatch people who have to scroll past all my blather. My audience-awareness is usually centered around individuals, being aware of the likes/dislikes/experiences/etc. of individuals I know whom I know are reading my LJ. *casts about for a specific example; fails*
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Date: 2006-01-29 05:54 am (UTC)Jan's "you can't have a community online" is still boggling my mind.
Yeah. I think part of it is the whole outsider's perspective thing. Like, when I try to explain it to people I am very aware of how weird it sounds, but when I'm in my usual space inside the LJ it boggles my mind that someone could think community does not exist there (or in other online spaces).
Being on the readinglists of the newsletters has made me keenly aware of that...
Yeah, I feel kinda bad for the
*snugs; falls asleep*