tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653940794693704941.post7376083221811209733..comments2024-03-28T03:13:48.224-04:00Comments on Kent Bottles Private Views: Another Information Flaneur Blog You Won't LikeKent Bottleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12993140567796683570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653940794693704941.post-21895646759250517752011-07-16T13:36:08.078-04:002011-07-16T13:36:08.078-04:00It's nice to see a fellow flaneur!It's nice to see a fellow flaneur!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126135987554774987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653940794693704941.post-18810419442657044812011-07-01T12:56:19.525-04:002011-07-01T12:56:19.525-04:00I wonder how those same linearly (?) oriented peop...I wonder how those same linearly (?) oriented people feel about the Web and its endlessly varied paths/branches--kind of a digital Tree of Life? :) Does it frustrate them? <br /><br />Loved this post. And it's funny, isn't it, how the ones you think will generate comments sometimes don't, and the ones you don't expect spark all kinds of discussion . . . Jackie FoxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653940794693704941.post-56675786789173074662011-07-01T10:40:42.398-04:002011-07-01T10:40:42.398-04:00Haha! I freaked when I saw the word "Tree of ...Haha! I freaked when I saw the word "Tree of Life" and skimmed a few paragraphs because I've not seen it and don't want any spoiling....<br /><br />I'm with you on the flaneur thing. I think the lack of comments comes from the new-ness of the topic. Or maybe, the meta-ness of it. <br /><br />It seems like progress keeps layering new concepts upon old concepts. Now, with our information deluge, we have seriously think about how to screen the info we consume. I'm guessing this is a relatively new concept for most people, spawning a new discussion. <br /><br />The info flaneur is another layer, it's going a step beyond simply dealing with an info deluge, and crafting a lifestyle instead of just a strategy. <br /><br />But still, it's interesting as hell, why aren't we more interested? <br /><br />-AaronAaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754718274193630654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653940794693704941.post-14393770518466735972011-07-01T10:19:44.100-04:002011-07-01T10:19:44.100-04:00I'll take the bait, Kent!
Your description of ...I'll take the bait, Kent!<br />Your description of being an information flaneur really resonated with me. In my own work and life, I've found I function similarly. I've always described myself as a kind of systems-thinking intellectual magpie (I thought this was a term original to me, but a Google search tells me The New Yorker used it more than a half century ago: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1953/11/14/1953_11_14_034_TNY_CARDS_000240729).<br /><br />In blogging, I wonder if what many of these posts do for your flaneur-type readers is to plant seeds for as yet undetermined crops. They may, when presented, be appreciated as interesting, newfound information or insights (which may not lead people to follow through and write a response), but need time to germinate and take root. Or, in my case, I may appreciate its beauty, but need to figure out where the piece fits in my latest nest before I'm ready to say something.<br /><br />Ross Silverman (Twitter: @phlu)Ross D. Silverman (Twitter: @phlu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03390070292452590517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6653940794693704941.post-71709737809102692722011-07-01T10:13:11.083-04:002011-07-01T10:13:11.083-04:00Base on your post, I am definitely an Information ...Base on your post, I am definitely an Information Flaneur.<br /><br />Your analogy to Tree of Life makes a good case. <br /><br />Perhaps there are different kinds of minds - the wanderers and the straight-walkers.<br /><br />I had the same experience when I saw Tree of Life: people moaning, walking out, saying things like "What did I just watch?", "I need someone to explain this to me'.<br /><br />I enjoyed it - and "got" that it wasn't so much a movie as a way of showing the big picture of life and the relationships between nature and grace.<br /><br />In the online world - The Web of Life, so to speak - different things resonate with different people. <br /><br />@PhilBaumannPhilBaumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168188607039308162noreply@blogger.com