May 8, 2008...3:58 am
Blog number three
I recently had a major epiphany while attending the MIT hosted event, ROFLcon. A few months back, I read David Weinberger’s book “Everything is Miscellaneous”. And while I understood the idea, it was only while at ROFLcon that I understood it in my heart. I’ve always been reluctant to put anything of myself online. Chalk it up to my narcissistic imagination that everything I did needed to be perfect (and thereby I’d never do anything), I hated putting anything online for fear it wasn’t “right” or “good enough.” I’m not sure exactly at what moment it occurred, but somewhere on Saturday at ROFLcon, I just “got it.” I didn’t need to be afraid of what I put online (NSFW -not safe for work) material not withstanding.
Participatory culture is about having enough brains to think about something, enough desire to produce it, and enough courage to put it out there for the world to read. Participation is challenging, because it forces us to commit to a position, if only for the moment we are posting. It exposes, and that can be a vulnerable place. If criticized, or simply ignored, it can be hurtful. But there’s something to be said for just doing it, for oneself if nothing more.
So this begins my third blog. The first one, my personal blog, talks about my random thoughts and libertarian political positions. The second one discusses my interests in transdisciplinary art and functions as a research blog on the same topic. This is my “consulting” blog, where I can work through material I want to share with my clients. Here’s to getting involved.
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