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They're all from hell. RT @:
- TIME declares "The Decade From Hell"
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@ thnx.. privacy/identity issues are important to me & the ezln are a unique 'experiment' on so many levels, inc. that one.
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RT @: On the difference between science and philosophy (from the blog Rationally Speaking)
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RT @: cfp: Deliberation, Collaboration, Mobilisation: Digital Media and Networked Participation
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RT @: Interactive map of minority groups in Britain
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"The injunction everywhere to “be someone” maintains the pathological state that makes this society necessary" - The Invisible Committee
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@ Ha! Yes, I've thought of that before too, theoretically. Networked knowledge is hard to incorporate into current institutions...
about 10 hours ago
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@ But here you can see that anonymity is a major factor in the EZLN's effort in forging an truly autonomous zone outside the state
about 10 hours ago
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@ Funnily enough, the mask, pipe & Marcos himself (always referring to himself as communicator) were raised w/ time to iconic status
about 10 hours ago
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@ Oh yes, I remember reading this a while back. Marcos' point here is w/ respect to the movement - the mask as weapon against vozhdism
about 10 hours ago
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@ I'll give the link a look now, but that's certainly a very strong potential that anonymity can foster.
about 10 hours ago
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@: So perhaps we're approaching this at cross-purposes, as it's not really an activist strategy to me, but a personal ethic/aesthetic
about 10 hours ago
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@ - well, a proverb really - "familiarity breeds contempt" - I find this rings quite true in some societies, esp. my own.
about 10 hours ago
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@: My own concern is micropolitical - I like to police who may know me as I am here, and who may know more. A quote comes to mind:
about 10 hours ago
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@: Like I said, those w/ power aren't my personal concern - though I wonder why one would want to make their work easier...
about 10 hours ago
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gives people the impression that their commitment is a coin-toss either way. Or maybe I just have crappy friends. Both ways, seen it happen.
about 10 hours ago
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In my experience, this kind of thing applies to "friends" virtual & "friends" actual alike - something about the routinization of the invite
about 11 hours ago
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RT @: Guy invites 700 FB “friends” to meet up; 60 RSVP as “maybes” & 15 “attending.” One actually showed up.
about 11 hours ago
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@: i.e. it's not just about protecting yourself, it's about making your actual social network invisible, w/ all that that entails.
about 11 hours ago
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@: A more practical aspect of that philosophy is the fact that many times you protect those around you from yourself & your words.
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