I've been itching to put up a fresh post, but things have been kinda hectic lately. Plus, instead of clinging to my own roost here, I've been hanging out at Lorenzo the Llama's. There were some fascinating tangents going on related to bats and creation (a critique of literal interpretation of the Bible). The original post was about composting, and the comments section went past one-hundred. Congratulations, LtL! If anyone goes there from here, please be nice, regardless of your position on any of these matters. .
Anyway, I didn't mean to get hung-up on bats. Today, I want to talk about something else that's on the sonar. There are too many social networks that require membership. I do not want to create any more accounts. I cannot remember any more passwords. I do not have the time to make clever profiles with pictures in each. It's bringing me down because on the other side of those barriers are people. People that I want to know better and enjoy conversation with. I wish I had the time to explore each opportunity, but it is mathematically impossible to do that without dropping something else, and unless social networking becomes my full time job, I will have to use my wings and flee..
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I hear you about creating more accounts...it's an absurdity of the web today. Why create barriers to participation?
It's a problem and someone ought to solve this...maybe there's an opportunity here, hmmmn...
I usually have 3 passwords - a 'I don't care that you know it' password, a medium strength one, and a 'Good freakin luck trying to beat that one' password.
I'm sticking w/ facebook - all my friends are on there, there's no porn, and you can pipe in your blog from the outside. It's been nice being involved in people's lives (given that this generation seems to equate facebook time with relational development).
Oh, btw, I always lie about my full birthday too, and never reveal d/m/y on my profile.
Oh, btw, the comment from 'bill' is actually from me :). Someone else was logged onto this computer :).
>There are too many social networks that require membership. I do not want to create any more accounts. I cannot remember any more passwords.
Goodness, how I relate to this! It can take half a morning just to visit and comment on everyone on my blogroll, let alone deal with the emails! Trouble is that it is all so bloomin' compulsive!
And now it seems I have just added another blog I should visit LOL!
To me, the scary thing about the prevelance of social networking is the fact that people think they have two hundred friends, but they lack very basic social skills.
It's an interesting tool, to be sure, but there is no replacement for a real, honest-to-goodness friend sitting across from you.
And sometimes people think it is.
That's the weird thing.
Mmm, as I mentioned in one of my comments on composting, I lost my password for my email account. After days of angst, kind Pete (husband of June of chicken fame) managed to get it back for me. Meanwhile I had opened a hotmail account and transferred all my important information there and now I have two email accounts!
I notice Craver you say you will spread your wings and fly. To quote Maalie, just because you have wings and fly, it doesn't necessarily make you a bird!
Lorenzo.
First, LtL's comment section got craaaazy. I'm no angel, but I definitely feared to tread there.
I agree completely about the barriers to social networking. This stuff takes so much time. Some social networks could be good tools, though. Helpful without being an additional burden.
That's my goal with HighCallingBlogs.com anyway. (Still in extreme beta...)
Yes, indeed.
Thank you for not requiring a password to read your blog !!
It kind of goes to Gladwell's The Tipping Point observation, that we can't really function with a group much larger than 150. Which means, in a way, that this blogging endeavor can't just be about making limitless numbers of "friends". There has to be something in it for you (for me) that is more basic and beneficial.
I know what that is for me... what is it for you?
ETI, nnnNih! :-)
Okay Pete, is your birthday 12/25/1906 or isn't it?
Maalie!! How nice of you to drop by. Welcome! Oh, look; you left the door open and a couple of llamas followed you.
Here's a neat twist for you, LM. I have a friend whom I know personally. This friend has an unfortunate limitation that has an adverse affect on face-to-face interaction, but electronic media hides the "blemishes." I find blogging to be a great social supplement, and I would not generally advise this as a replacement for live relationships, but obviously, it is not completely without benefit or we wouldn't be doing it, eh? Plus, there is a sharp disadvantage of having a friend sitting across from me. I am afraid that the day Pete and I get to hang out, he will take the last Oreo cookie and the meeting will come to blows. Whereas, in this electronic environment, he has never deprived me of chocolatey goodness. ;-)
Awww, you're bursting my bubble, LtL. I propose a compromise. Whereas I have eyes like an eagle, dance like a chicken, I do turkey calls, and act like a loon with my friends, can't I at least be an honorary bird?
Yeah Mark, I took a chance (tip-toeing, not rushing in), knowing that my perspective would not likely win a popularity contest, but they were decent enough.
"Extreme beta." Sounds edgy and cool. Well, sorta.
Aw shucks, J2... I don't even require comment moderation. *grin*
LL, I've been thinking about your question. The short answer is all kinds of people (whether paisley, striped or polka-dots). I also like shrinking the globe. And a good wordsmith.
G'day Craver,
I'm with you. It's all about making time to do the things that really matter.
Okay, mate, so let's go hang out together (with Lorenzo of course) - upside down from a tree branch!
And my Meaningful Question of the Day to you is: if bats hang upside down, which way does the guano REALLY go?
Huh?
Cheers
David
David, your comment made me laugh out loud...
oh, I'm supposed to remember all of those passwords. You mean, I can't just write them all down or use the same password for every account?
Hmmm..passwords, social networking. There has to be a metaphor there. But this fried brain just can't seem to find it.
Speaking of networking, I forgot to tell you that I had an enjoyable evening at Ravinia a week ago with your pastor. It was good to renew an old social connection in person.
I think what I like about online social networking is being able to find a greater concentration of people with similar interests.
Facebook, Craver, Facebook!! :) I've been on multiple social networking sites, but I've found that slowly but surely most of my friends on those sites have found their way to Facebook. . .
Craver, Good work on LtL's blog. I liked your comments and Susan's as well. And I added another one of my own at the end. Good for you to interact there, and I think your words were helpful.
Gee David, I suppose bats go wherever they guano go.
I now carry a paper with every login, password, and code in my wallet. A copy is also neatly kept inside a page protector that is taped onto the surface of my desk. At first, I was concerned about privacy, but that is taken care of now, because I found a red stamp that says "confidential." That oughta take care of it, right Spaghettipie?
"An old social connection" AMM? Are you calling him old? Just because he and Martin Luther were college roommates, I wouldn't call him old.
Oh Ini, Facebook is one of the biggies. That is, it is one of the groups that I fear the most. I am concerned about how much time it will take away, since I have already rejected Myspace and am trying to be very careful with Blogger.
Thanks, Ted. LorenzotheLlama and her friends are really neat people and I feel like I am blessed through the interactions, even though we all have conflicting theologies. I make an effort to always be an ambassador of Jesus Christ, but I want to be a considerate guest as well. Scripture is so interconnected with my opinions that I hope they don't feel like I'm cramming the Bible down their throats.
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