http://www.theyoungandthedigital.com/news/interview-with-henry-jenkins/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:11:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.theyoungandthedigital.com/news/interview-with-henry-jenkins/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Scott Ellington Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:54:42 +0000 http://www.theyoungandthedigital.com/?p=363#comment-26 Though still unfamiliar with the book, I wonder (from the interview responses) whether 24/7 sociability facilitates xenophobia; a reluctance to interact with potential correspondants outside the box/circle of The Known. The four-pack, for example, may not be an homogenized unit, but I wonder whether a constant digital tether to the group encourages or detracts from physical/digital encounters with the unfamiliar. The downside of the gated community metaphor is homogeneity and stagnation. Though still unfamiliar with the book, I wonder (from the interview responses) whether 24/7 sociability facilitates xenophobia; a reluctance to interact with potential correspondants outside the box/circle of The Known. The four-pack, for example, may not be an homogenized unit, but I wonder whether a constant digital tether to the group encourages or detracts from physical/digital encounters with the unfamiliar. The downside of the gated community metaphor is homogeneity and stagnation.

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