Thursday, March 12, 2009

know your place...

This article was awesome because it really introduced a lot of the questions I had when I looked at the Head Map Manifesto originally, and broke down a lot of key elements into more understandable points. However, I do still have questions left unanswered.
I had originally launched into the headmap manifesto unaware of the "know your place" article, and while it was really interesting, it also left me with several questions about the logistics and realities of having such a system. As I read the "Know Your Place" article, I was surprised at how similar my questions were to that of the authors, for example, I immediately thought of how much of the internet is a festering cesspool of advertisements, shopping, and pornography, or "utter dross, and often offensive, nasty dross at that". But, how much of out world doesn't reflect those properties? Downtown, the dated equivalent to the internet, is exactly the same, a festering cesspool of advertisements, shopping, and pornography. But just as we filter these things out in our daily lives, certain filters will be imposed to help get thin out the rubbish. Also, the idea of using the friend of a friend system is a bit limiting, however I feel that rather then creating cliques, this would encourage a more all-inclusive look at who is in your circle of friends.
One questions I was left with after reading was how is one going to apply the headmap to a rural setting? sure, free wirless internet seems feesable to those who live in metropolitian cities, but what about jungles, or forests?
"the police and the other symbols of structure and power, to the mundane and banal buildings they see around them, all project an image of permanence and stability."
...to be continued later...

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