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February 16, 2005
Adding up
I'm having a bit of a problem adding some things up while I'm reading Weinberger. I posted a rather scathing critique (Mike I think called it, appropriately, a rant) about some of the issues I take with "World of Ends" over at kubernetes. Tyratae has been coaching me into more producting styles of reading what Searls and Weinberger's collective stance is, but I perceive ("problematize" is the current lingo I guess) many differences from their brief account of the Internet/WWW.
To move along to the actual point, I'm having a problem seeing connections between two very specific streams of thought. On the one hand, the Web is being described as a "world of ends." On the other, Weinberger states that the Web "can be understood only within a web of ideas that includes our culture's foundational thoughts, with human spirit lingering at every joining point" (25). A "joining point" is a very different metaphor than an "end," at least for me.
As such, I'm having some trouble reconciling these two views from the same writer. I am much more inclined, based upon how I interpret and perceive people interacting with the various pieces of the Internet, to support the description of a series of joining points and all that this implies. As I sit here, I am joining into a conversation. At the same time, I am connecting, or joining, two or more distinct circles of friends. And the webs of joining continue on from there as I bring to bear whatever experiences happen to resonate for me and as you read and respond (or don't).
Posted by trobryan at February 16, 2005 07:30 PM