I read the two reading preping for the world cafe. I must say from this perspective of my life as a want to be downsizer and not collector, I value a good slow-cooked meal shared with friends across the table from me. I like to see their expressions and share the humanity. I have takes several courses here that look at what world globalization is doing to us and now the rest of the world. I find that at work when I go on my computer it creates more work, not less. It moves information faster but that means someone half a country away gets to create more work for me! I have less time to spend on the floor with my people interacting. Computers are designed to be addictive. They get you hooked and suck the time right out of you. I like not killing trees but reading the articles was hard on my eyes on line, and what fossil fuel was used to generate the energy to run my computer.
What happens when the fuel runs out and unless you have solar computers does learning stop?
As far as "relationships" on line, I think it is a bad idea. I have read enough Carol Gilligan to be recruited to her way of thinking that this is another way to supress women. It dehumanizes and degrades people. When people can create false fronts it is called deception. We had a friend that was going to date an on line person that represented herself as a tea totaler and some other things she was not, we clued him in and he was able to avoid a real bad situation. Human networking one, on line dating zero!
Computers have thier place as proper tools. It is convenient to go to the library from my home computer. A virtual walk through fall leaves is just not the same as a walk through Mc clain nature trail or around Capital Lake. Anyway I want to return to relationships and friends as "old school" as possible. See you at the long house and we can chat eye to eye.
