Coronavirus seems like it could be a great test of the Internet Citizen movement that is becoming more and more popular lately from folks like and . With many folks unable to meet in person, this could be a great year to establish strong digital connections
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I also wouldn’t be surprised to discover that there are folks even more heavily considering ways to host digital and/or distributed conferences.
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I concur on the remote conference prediction. We just started one up at this week - howtoegghead.com/instructor/tal
Unrelated to Coronavirus but prescient timing.
Also keen to see the rise of digital salons, reading groups, and book clubs around niche topics.
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Nice to have a conference that won’t need to be cancelled!
And yeah I think there are lots of other less formal real-time internet socializing that could be interesting. (Casual synchronous internet gatherings?) Discord is good for those things, but still room for improvement.
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The tools are definitely a friction point right now. I haven’t been in many active discord communities, but keep trying to brainstorm ways to casually collect people into chats over communal interests. Always turns into a scheduling, coordination, and logistics issue.
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Discord is definitely the closest I have found so far, and it’s actually one of the best things I have found for having discussions about logistics/scheduling for things like DnD groups. But there are a couple of issues that do start to grate over time.
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Ooh interesting... definitely going to take a look.
Can’t wait till we all figure out the quirks of meaningful social interaction and tribal bonding on the internets.
I reckon it’s still a decade away, but eagerly awaiting the solutions.
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I feel like we may be quite close when it comes to the tech, just not in the ways to use it. I think there just needs to be better guidance on managing attention, communicating clearly, and keeping micro communities alive. And those will influence the tech, but I suspect subtly
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Yeah good point most of the issue is our norms and behaviours on platforms. Best practices and patterns for both facilitators and participants are missing
If you spot any good example communities, books, write ups/guidance on it definitely ping me. Keen to explore possibilities.