meganmayThu, May 3, 2007 anyone can contribute to the internation. the internet is the basis for the internation, so i think the best question is, what kind of nation is the internet? and could the internet be made into an even more subversive space? how can we facilitate MORE crossovers between people from different countries? what are some good examples of online communities that we might want to learn from or involve in this internation? how do we bring together the resources we have, the people we know, and all the knowledge contained in all those brains? the main advantage of a nation that exists on the internet is that information, ideas, can be shared amongst disparate individuals and groups.
personally, the motivation for this comes from a feeling of extreme fragmentation, which is in some ways a side effect of having always been a los angeles commuter and also has to do with the fact that i have never really felt part of a cohesive group of people, instead fostering relaitonships with individuals who sometimes have a difficult time connecting with one another because of the akwardness of not-knowingness. On the internet, however i meet all these people irrespective of their physical location and sometimes i look at my buddy list on aim and think, oh man if all these people were in a room right now, how interesting it would be. so lets get everyone we know into one room togther and learn from one another.
i think another goal of the internation is not only to come up with new models for living based on the models made possible on the internet, but also to take those models and see how we can apply it to our physical existence. the internet allows us to act however we please without the fear of consequences, but in a world where any physical actions that deviate from the norm are considered suspicious, maybe the consequences are the most interesting part. so i propose as a first move towards developing a cohesive worldview for the internation, try doing something out of the ordinary in a public space and report back with what you have done, and what the reaction was. take pictures, films, sound recordings, etc.
anyone can contribute to the internation. the internet is the basis for the internation, so i think the best question is, what kind of nation is the internet? and could the internet be made into an even more subversive space? how can we facilitate MORE crossovers between people from different countries? what are some good examples of online communities that we might want to learn from or involve in this internation? how do we bring together the resources we have, the people we know, and all the knowledge contained in all those brains? the main advantage of a nation that exists on the internet is that information, ideas, can be shared amongst disparate individuals and groups.
personally, the motivation for this comes from a feeling of extreme fragmentation, which is in some ways a side effect of having always been a los angeles commuter and also has to do with the fact that i have never really felt part of a cohesive group of people, instead fostering relaitonships with individuals who sometimes have a difficult time connecting with one another because of the akwardness of not-knowingness. On the internet, however i meet all these people irrespective of their physical location and sometimes i look at my buddy list on aim and think, oh man if all these people were in a room right now, how interesting it would be. so lets get everyone we know into one room togther and learn from one another.
i think another goal of the internation is not only to come up with new models for living based on the models made possible on the internet, but also to take those models and see how we can apply it to our physical existence. the internet allows us to act however we please without the fear of consequences, but in a world where any physical actions that deviate from the norm are considered suspicious, maybe the consequences are the most interesting part. so i propose as a first move towards developing a cohesive worldview for the internation, try doing something out of the ordinary in a public space and report back with what you have done, and what the reaction was. take pictures, films, sound recordings, etc.