Anyway, I was at founding member Janet's facebook page and read this amazing conversation she had with her friends about temperature settings at their home. Part of what I find amazing is how difficult this conversation would have been before social networking sites, especially when contrasted with how easy it is now. When I reconnected with a Middle School buddy of mine, George, (http://faithfool.wordpress.com), he commented that "finally fb becomes useful," which he said because he and I never should have lost touch, being kindred spirits, and then boom - here we both appear, and can reconnect easily. In any other historical era of humanity, this wouldn't have been nearly as likely or even possible for two people whose paths diverged so long ago. Also, I read Joseph Campbell and learn that stories create our very identities; I see TV being replaced by individuals writing their own stories with peer-networks; I see politics completely failing because of money and television; then I see a post like this where my friend Janet gets useful, socially constructed truths, on a simple fundamental subject which happens to be near and dear to all Alaskan's hearts this time of year: how hot should a house be?
Here is the copy of her conversation, shamefully stolen without permission because the internet is free-wheelin' like that:
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