I think the term that might be more accurately reflective is 'cultural imperialism', but community was substituted in light of the thinking that we view ourselves as a community more than a culture in most cases? I also adore how inflammatory Imperialism is as a word, but go 10,000 m with your reading, not so much a direct literal interpretation.
ER --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You got me looking at the word Imperial and what it actually means. It > really applies to countries, but tracing the term back further I guess > you are basically meaning human power, the way people get it, and the > effect it has on others, those without power? > > If so, I find it interesting that people gaining power does not > necessarily say anything about their moticves or how much good they > are doing. Someone who is doing stuff to help others, whether it be > doing workshops, books, whatever, is likely to gain personally on a > number of levels, including power. Whether the power goes on to > corrupt them in some way, whether they are uncomfortable with the > power and seek to diminish it, or not use it, that comes down to > chance and genetics as much as ideology and anything else. > > Id love to know more about what you are meaning, and how you think > things could be any different, given that we work with the human > nature we've got, not the nature we much yearn for. > > When it comes to video communties, Ive always been interested in > whether text forum concepts could be merged with video, but with a new > angle that avoids clumsiness, sort of a cross between forums, instant > cha, mailing lists, blog vlogs, youtube clips and live internet chat. > almost like an equivalent of mobile text messaging but with video > between larger groups. Thats where Id hope to see something resembling > the idea of 'community'. I also love show type vlogs but I dont expect > it to satisfy the human social itch in as broad and 'community' a sense. > > Steve Elbows > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Rice" <eric@> wrote: > > > > This weekend at PodCamp West, I'm part of a discussion about > Community Imperialism in DIY > > Media, because frankly, I believe the state of 'communities' is crap. > > > > It's been a rough week, seeing everyday people invoking the DMCA, > requesting DRM to > > protect content; open source getting attacked; watching the word > 'community' get thrown > > around when it means 'our silo'. > > > > And then I saw this. A 10 minute video that damn near had me in tears. > > > > Do you consider them videobloggers? I do. > > And since they aren't aware of THIS community, I will completely > step outside any jurisdiction > > and award them all a Vloggie Award. They deserve it, too. > > > > http://www.ericrice.com/blog/?p=208 > > > > ER > > >
