Feels like a lot of online activity is migrating to private groups. Just me? And is it because groups are rising or public commons less fun?
Show this thread
Conceivably, the internet was formerly itself a moderately "private" group (or, permeably public, folks w/a high degree of shared interest)
-
-
Til recently you were online for a reason. I've met people in cafés, but never had to leave one because 3 billion people suddenly walked in.
-
You were here for professional reasons or because you had a high degree of curiosity. Now you're online because everything is, and you must.
-
What holds groups together better than shared goals? What breaks them apart? I propose that our reasons for gathering have diffused.
-
Maybe those "find your tribe / friends" apps that people have been trying to build for years finally have a purpose
- 1 more reply
New conversation -
-
-
virtually conceived ? more importantly is the question of privacy-but the distinction between private and public is blurred when the NSA participates and shapes discussion anonymously-does that make it a public 1st amdmnt territory-private FB pages on public policy also blurry
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.