Tuesday, January 12, 2010


How brave that we take on this great social experiment, with all of its risks and riches. The Facebook phenomenon so expands the territory of human interaction, a weaving of people and information, games and mischief - a form of improvisation unheard of six years ago when the improvisation quote in yesterday’s post was written. Perhaps the people who are children now will bypass some of the awkwardness because this kind of social identity will be integrated so early in their lives. But they'll also miss the sense of self-discovery I've seen happen among my peers, as we find ourselves through the interactions within the ever-available crowd of friends online, through the virtual farms and fishes and sorority sisters. How uncomfortable and at time exhilerating it is to be on the cusp of such an evolution!

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