The individual has its limits. Overrated. Overstated. An integral part of many myths that have become deeply embedded in most minds on the west in the lsst 100 years, and more noticable the last 40.
Quite how much of it is a myth will become apparent sometime in the next 2 minutes to 20 years. Back to reality we shall go, a reality where everything gets local, where the needs of living humans again return to take precedence over the desires of the individual. I strongly support aspects of invividual freedom which enrich the human experience. But no man is an island, and most humans are deeply social beings. Individuality is a worthless and loathsome quality if it cannot seek nourishment from others, if we continue on our slippery slope towards insane isolation. Clearly the individual is an important aspect of blogging etc. But its not just about the individual, otherwise thered be no need for the web. If it were only about stuff like Jays concept of his videoblog being a scrapbook of his life to look back on, then there would be no need for the web side of this at all, people would not need to publish. Its completely valid to look at it as a scrapbook, but thats only part of the picture. Multipurpose, self, community, inward facing, outward facing, waffeley versatile. Steve of Elbows --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Enric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was reading a book and skimming just for the parts pertinent to me. > Usually I read from beginning to end -- I took this from how I would > study in College to know everything for a test, especially for foreign > language classes. But this time I decided what's important is to find > just the information necessary for my current plans. > > Then it came to me that all this -- videoblogging/video prodcasting, > blogging, Web 2.0 -- is about the Individual being at the center. > It's not about video being bloggy or linking out, about social or any > of the other cra...err...stuff. It's not tech or method. > > It's not just about saying f-u to the FCC, it's about saying f-u to > any person setting themselves as authority about what you should do > when you see another path. Damn straight it's about narcissim -- the > individual not being commanded by a corporation, an authority figure, > a broadcast medium, or any other person. It's the individual at the > center of choices. > > -- Enric > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
