[LINK] Andrew Keene 'The Cult of the Amateur'

[Janet Hawtin]

On 9/19/07, Marghanita da Cruz <marghanita at ramin.com.au> wrote:

>> I agree with Richard that using ones real identity does not end the
> >> problem, however it curtails it somewhat.
> >>
> >> David
> >
> >
> > In which case we need to be very explicit and proactive about what kinds
> of
> > responses
> > our systems and law have to independent thinking speech and action
>
> So, how can we tell/does it matter whether David, Richard, Adam and Janet
> are
> one actor playing multiple roles?


at first glance you cannot perhaps, but as a flow of conversation in context
it is likely to become more apparent? we disagree? we use language
differently?

i feel privacy is not absolute in online networks it is just obfuscated.
in the same way I suspect that absolute proof that we are distinct people is
a matter of degree as well. it is about who can determine who you are with
what effort.

fwiw I think privacy is melting because we are learning to value the
opportunities which come from being connected, so I think we need to be able
to make freedom out of other things.
who has the right to assert our identity, are we able to facet conversations
for different audiences or perhaps that is now a function of listening
rather than of speaking.

Janet