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January 10, 2007
Corporeal/Virtual
I was following blog-trails a bit and ran across some blogs of people I've met or been acquainted with just a few times. Their blogs are so different from my perception of them. I thought they were kind of boring or square or shallow or insipid. (I'm sorry...I told you they were just acquaintances! And my momentary impression was 'kind of ____ insert adjective.') But their blogs are really insightful. We have a lot in common...we think about the same things (they just write about these things).
It makes me think, you know? Why are our corporeal impressions so different from our bloggy impressions? Which one is correct? Which one is preferred? How do you balance the two?
Ponderings. | By The Newest Worker | 11:41 AM
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How do you know what you know about a person?
In cyber-space, its words on a screen. There is so much that isn't being said.
When you're face to face there is body language, facial expressions, tone, etc. to go with the words. In cyber-space, if you don't comment there are many good reasons not to.
In real life if you don't comment back, there very well may be a problem.
All this to say, that just words on a screen doesn't tell you much. You just know that the other person can read and 'write".
That's my opinion anyway. Take it for its worth.
Posted by: Carrie at January 10, 2007 01:05 PM
On the other hand, I am much more inclined to think there is something behind the "boring, insipid, shallow, square" type if I have seen that they can read and write and do so well...I guess I see the bloggy personality as an aid to "breaking the ice" with the corporeal personality. Useful but not complete on its own.
Posted by: funke at January 10, 2007 01:09 PM