Re: A contradiction?
From: Barbara Saunders (saunderssybase.com)
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 95 14:53 CDT
> 
> >Worst thing about community: We are all too busy with our professional lives
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^ 
> >and  socialize infrequently.
>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >If I was in charge, I would:  Have more potluck dinners, more celebrations,
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
> >and  get every household on-line.
>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
> 
> Seems like a contradiction there to me.  As Sparky the Wonder Penguin says
> "Actually, you're just sitting on your butt in front of a computer."
> 
> Just a thought--I'm not at all convinced that we will have greater
> connection to each other just by virtue of being able to connect in
> cyberspace.  In fact, I'm starting to think the opposite is true

Amen!  Though I'm thinking coming from a slightly different situation than
you are, I'd surely give up "being able to 'connect' to people all over
the world" for "being able to work within my local community, not isolated
in an office to which I commute."

Barbara
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