> Saturated doesn't begin to scratch the surface.
>    
Dan,

Well, I certainly appreciate Rypkema's dilemma. Thanks for that link, by 
the way.

Saturated may not scratch the surface but I don't have time or energy to 
dig deeper holes. A book I have been reading that talks about the 
evolutionary context of 'art' (and histo presto as a social valuation 
has a lot to do with art) expressed that humans are wired to ignore what 
they see too much of and therefore tend to focus attention on the 
anomalies that occur within their personal field of perception -- thus 
the pressure to keep upping the noise, or the art moving to be more 
outrageous and transgressive expressions (a love story is not enough, it 
needs to be 'erotic') in order to attract attention. We can drown in 
media exposure but at the same time the human creature may only absorb 
and pay attention to a small portion of the noise.

As to Web 2.0 I notice some folks on Facebook feel like the 
advertisements are right in their face. I rarely if ever see them at 
all. I am looking for substantive connections with people. Yet at the 
same time people often feel hollow and empty about their online social 
interactions. It is an odd conundrum as internet social media won't work 
if folks feel that they are too much disconnected from each other, yet 
at the same time the hosts need to monetize the environment, or at least 
maintain the illusion of a promise of an economy, in order to keep it alive.

][<en

--
**Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service**

To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to:
<http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>