Comments on: justice, fairness, power and privilege http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html making connections where none previously existed Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Edward Vielmetti http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html/comment-page-1#comment-3496 Edward Vielmetti Wed, 07 Jan 2004 22:10:02 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html#comment-3496 Fairness in the blogging world is not just about cool, dynamic technology or about the time people have to spend online typing in their thoughts. The sort of public blogging that people compete for attention in and form A-lists is at least as much about discretionary income for conspicuously consumable toys, travel budgets to see each other in lovely far-away places on a regular basis, and other trappings of the rock star lifestyle. When rock stars express their opinions, people listen. When something costs money and money is a precious commodity, is it fair? Fairness in the blogging world is not just about cool, dynamic technology or about the time people have to spend online typing in their thoughts.

The sort of public blogging that people compete for attention in and form A-lists is at least as much about discretionary income for conspicuously consumable toys, travel budgets to see each other in lovely far-away places on a regular basis, and other trappings of the rock star lifestyle. When rock stars express their opinions, people listen.

When something costs money and money is a precious commodity, is it fair?

]]> By: Blog.org http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html/comment-page-1#comment-3500 Blog.org Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:29:07 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html#comment-3500 <strong>Is the world of blogging 'fair'? And if not what should be done?</strong> The main point that has been missing so far in the discussion I think is that the barriers to blogging or other self-publishing (in the developed world at least) are not solely (or even mainly) money and time but <i>attitude</i>. It takes a certain att... Is the world of blogging ‘fair’? And if not what should be done?

The main point that has been missing so far in the discussion I think is that the barriers to blogging or other self-publishing (in the developed world at least) are not solely (or even mainly) money and time but attitude. It takes a certain att…

]]> By: Joi Ito's Web http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html/comment-page-1#comment-3499 Joi Ito's Web Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:02:49 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html#comment-3499 <strong>What can we do to help blogs promote justice?</strong> My last blog entry about blogs and justice was a bit theoretical and ended with more questions than answers. Maybe... What can we do to help blogs promote justice?

My last blog entry about blogs and justice was a bit theoretical and ended with more questions than answers. Maybe…

]]> By: Joi Ito's Web http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html/comment-page-1#comment-3498 Joi Ito's Web Tue, 06 Jan 2004 15:59:43 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html#comment-3498 <strong>What an we do now to help blogs be more just</strong> My last blog entry about blogs and justice was a bit theoretical and ended with more questions than answers. Maybe... What an we do now to help blogs be more just

My last blog entry about blogs and justice was a bit theoretical and ended with more questions than answers. Maybe…

]]> By: Many-to-Many http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html/comment-page-1#comment-3497 Many-to-Many Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:31:11 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2004/01/06/justice_fairness_power_and_privilege.html#comment-3497 <strong>boyd, Ahtisaari, and Butterfield v. Me. (Don't bet on me.)</strong> danah boyd (love child of e.e. cummings and archie), Marko Ahtisaari and Stewart Butterfiled take apart my rationale for claims of fairness in the weblog world, taken from the powerlaws paper, and find two flaws I have to cop to.... boyd, Ahtisaari, and Butterfield v. Me. (Don’t bet on me.)

danah boyd (love child of e.e. cummings and archie), Marko Ahtisaari and Stewart Butterfiled take apart my rationale for claims of fairness in the weblog world, taken from the powerlaws paper, and find two flaws I have to cop to….

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