tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451566860387165828.post5710728484460717357..comments2008-01-25T13:16:09.215-05:00Comments on Two Guys and Their Tech Ramblings: The Connection GapBLamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03383924795037243486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451566860387165828.post-18390086285877501192008-01-17T14:49:00.000-05:002008-01-17T14:49:00.000-05:00I'm not sure whether or not you believe that we ar...I'm not sure whether or not you believe that we are more apt to build community within the neighborhood in which we live. It seems that you believe that we would rather draw connections to people we work with, especially in a world where we have a growing importance on our work. If you look at our posts on popular culture, we show an example that within a primary school, teachers often talk about pop culture. Although we never defined "meaningful", I would say that this type of conversation is only a slight extension of small talk - an easy way to connect to people without talking about ourselves. Yes, people can make connection to random people on buses, trains, planes, etc. Taking in what you said, we as a people desire to trade knowledge. Naturally, we would look for people with similar interests in hopes to engage in a conversation. So is it very far-fetched that we look to online worlds to find people with similar interests and exchange our knowledge? Playing WoW or Second Life is a way to fulfill our desires to have interactions with others.BLamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03383924795037243486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451566860387165828.post-90004657907661193702008-01-11T19:59:00.000-05:002008-01-11T19:59:00.000-05:00Big Bear!While Pappano's book is sitting next to m...Big Bear!<BR/>While Pappano's book is sitting next to me while I type, I'm not going to read it now. However, I'd like to support the claim that there is a lack of "meaningful" interaction between people today.<BR/>What defines your interaction as "meaningful" is of course different for everyone, but you can choose to try for meaningful interactions with anyone.<BR/>I don't think that in order to have a meaningful interaction with someone means a prerequisite of a relative connection through work, school, or neighborhood (or online video games). I've had great interactions with people on planes, buses - people I've only met once and will probably never speak to ever again. But I wouldn't say that we were part of a specific community, other than that we were humans with a desire to trade knowledge.<BR/>Do you try to build community by searching for those people with similar interests or do you choose to build community with those that you already live and work amongst?<BR/>People often choose to ignore building the community in which they live in deference to the community in which they work.<BR/>While social networking games like WoW and Second Life provide users with potential worthwhile interactions and relationships, they make it easier for people to neglect the relationships and interactions with people they live and work with in the real world. It makes it much easier to ignore other people - there's not as much an incentive to build a meaningful community for those who live in the same town.Dr. Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10102478525689471294noreply@blogger.com