tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105371462621592511.post5023694755982864774..comments2023-09-24T15:01:46.609-04:00Comments on Fiat Lux: A week of conversation about community, social media and ethicsThe Rev. James Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484680361356703398noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105371462621592511.post-41589293375052048392012-03-24T12:17:01.686-04:002012-03-24T12:17:01.686-04:00As you have stated, there are lots of different pa...As you have stated, there are lots of different parts of this to unpack. I am able to sit here comfortably in Sacramento and read what you have written. But, I am not able to take you aside and say "Want to go down to Bernardo's and have a cup of coffee and discuss this?" Another point to consider is that it appears that our brains process (retain? reflect?) printed media and screen media differently. The question is what is the appropriate media for the intended use? Twitter might work for proof texting (not a practice that I endorse), but I imagine that a discussion of the annotated works of Thomas Aquinas would be difficult at best. Similarly, I understand that while Facebook is a useful tool to help maintain bonds of community and kinship, does it reinforce one's own self constructed identity or does it have the capacity to push you, in real life, to the edges of where you are comfortable - to the area in which real growth occurs?WBJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584584065145685823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105371462621592511.post-4054916809429192132012-03-24T08:06:42.080-04:002012-03-24T08:06:42.080-04:00I can think of many people, myself included, whose...I can think of many people, myself included, whose lives have been greatly enriched by social media. Tools like Facebook, email, blogging, photo sharing, have allowed me to get to know work colleagues, both here and abroad, at a level I might not otherwise have experienced. To keep in touch with my grown children , my extended, far-flung family - sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, cousins. To re-connect with cousins and friends whom I haven’t seen for many years. To get to know, and keep in touch with, some of my grown children’s friends, and their children. To share with others, in a way I might not otherwise have been able - sometimes my thoughts, sometimes my photos, sometimes experiences that have been very meaningful in my life. To me, this blog also helps keep me connected to St. Paul’s, and to the wider church and world community. As does the parish Lenten blog; I love reading each day’s entry and thinking of the person who wrote it, and their kindness in sharing their thoughts. A web of sharing, reaching far and near. Feels sort of holy.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03202862741080947344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105371462621592511.post-82358749669033272652012-03-23T19:28:19.156-04:002012-03-23T19:28:19.156-04:00"One of our speakers, a professor at the Univ..."One of our speakers, a professor at the University of North Carolina told us how her students have said they would rather talk by social media than to have face-to-face meetings with her or each other. 'That’s scary,' she said."<br /><br />This is a telling comment. It goes to the heart of "social media," which for the most part is a misnomer. There's little that is "social" about "social media." It's one-way talk, with many of the talkers not really interested in getting and then replying to a response. They want to have their say; end of conversation. There are exceptions, of course, and in those exchanges the building of community likely is happening, or at least I hope so.Mike Dunnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496499437274796935noreply@blogger.com