The Multiplayer Internet needs a Gradient of Presence. We can be: ... Alone in Alone Spaces Alone in Together Spaces Together in Alone Spaces Together in Together Spaces but the presence is a spectrum: Lean In (Dominant) Leank Back (Ambient)
Saved by Shuya Gong
When I talk about the “real world,” I am referring to relationships and social interactions characterized by four features that have been typical for millions of years: They are embodied, meaning that we use our bodies to communicate, we are conscious of the bodies of others, and we respond to the bodies of others both consciously and unconsciously
... See moreIn the ambiance of simulated co-presence, all the isolates project their own terms of recognition onto the leader and pretend that they are somehow self-fulfilling. Meanwhile moribund politicians cling to “messages drafted by institutions” that “don’t rise above the sea of information.” They are tuned out because they have nothing of the livestream
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“Separating my identities on Twitter does not mean a lesser experience, but a far superior one; social interaction in any medium is always a balance between self-expression and the accommodation of others, which means that in the analog world it is a constant struggle to strike a balance between being myself and annoying everyone around me at some... See more