tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007284123183904385.post8043487565192237269..comments2017-01-04T22:51:45.164-05:00Comments on :sponge:: :nanowrimo week three:Matt Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05114792481189542385noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1007284123183904385.post-78833178666353250212014-11-20T07:30:57.081-05:002014-11-20T07:30:57.081-05:00I think our expectations of frequency/quantity of ...I think our expectations of frequency/quantity of social communication have expanded to huge proportion. Like, i think back to the days of Usenet and local mailing lists being the primary forms of social media, and high traffic days were like, 50 messages/posts. You knew something had blown up if a thread suddenly had like 100 responses. But my FB feed will show 100 statuses (and spam) in an hour or so. If there wasn't anybody hanging out in an IRC channel or whatev, there was nothing happening online.<br /><br />We (or at least, I) spent more socializing time in public spaces and the serendipitous interactions there--sitting in a popular coffee shop, killing time sitting around in the Pit, etc. And i think that's also part of why people (by which again i mostly mean, me) would go out five nights a week to clubs and bars. Like, ok, yeah, i was in my 20s, but i also think it had to do with my own expectations of connection, that i needed to actively seek it IRL if i wanted it. Now, i have caught myself actually thinking "Well, i'm going to pour a glass of wine and hang out on twitter tonight," and i take a step back and i'm like, WTF. It's not that i don't think those are real conversations, but they feel a whole fuck of a lot more solitary than the exact same conversation screamed over the music at Ceremony or what have you.<br /><br />Also, right on with the word count! I noticed you missing on FB, but i knew you were writing. :)Rachel E. Pollockhttp://www.rachelpollock.net/noreply@blogger.com