07-10-2011, 10:05 PM
M A V I C, without repudiating every single point in your post, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this-- we see the nature of social networks, and probably even of social interactions, very differently.
I will say that the one guy in the video who makes the comment of that he's not "driven by... kinda internal self confidence that let's them see their path from here to there" ... I think that what he described himself not being, is something we should all be aspiring to. There's nothing wrong with wanting to feel/be a part of a community, but there's also something to be said for being able to stand on one's own, and having the self-confidence to do so. (That's why I found it scary.) I do NOT interpret what he said as meaning, "this is for you if you're not a loner", I think that watching that video, you take from it what you will. I obviously took it differently than you did.
I will say that the one guy in the video who makes the comment of that he's not "driven by... kinda internal self confidence that let's them see their path from here to there" ... I think that what he described himself not being, is something we should all be aspiring to. There's nothing wrong with wanting to feel/be a part of a community, but there's also something to be said for being able to stand on one's own, and having the self-confidence to do so. (That's why I found it scary.) I do NOT interpret what he said as meaning, "this is for you if you're not a loner", I think that watching that video, you take from it what you will. I obviously took it differently than you did.