http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Anonymous Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:46:55 +0000 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/31/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/#comment-51 Thanks for the comments :-) Thanks for the comments

]]> http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Anonymous Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:36:15 +0000 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/31/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/#comment-50 I know what you mean, but not really a soapbox so much as a town troubadour without the music. Play on! I know what you mean, but not really a soapbox so much as a town troubadour without the music. Play on!

]]> http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Anonymous Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:43:36 +0000 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/31/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/#comment-49 It's me, new blogger. I must say my favorite part of this blog is the insights it gives me into the blog master's thinking process... the weird thing about blogging is that it is sending public emails...sort of akin to standing on a soap box in the middle of town, but being polite enough to invite audience participation.... It’s me, new blogger. I must say my favorite part of this blog is the insights it gives me into the blog master’s thinking process…
the weird thing about blogging is that it is sending public emails…sort of akin to standing on a soap box in the middle of town, but being polite enough to invite audience participation….

]]> http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Anonymous Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:20:27 +0000 http://www.saghampton.com/2006/10/31/sag-hampton-is-a-social-network/#comment-48 Hmm. Tip O' Neill said "all politics is local" and one might rejoin "and everything local is the most political". Reading some recent exchanges has left me with the impression that it's darn hard --and maybe kinda lonely--being the host of blog where people are talking in public about that most political of things--local life. As one of your commentators said, pen names aside, local figures can be recognized by their comments, which could be making people shy. Theory #2: people feel powerless to effect change, and therefore talking about it won't accomplish anything. That's the "yeah..he's right..but" syndrome. I do think many people--even the affluent-- feel powerless in the face of forces they cannot comprehend--and although that may be more true nationally than locally, I could see it translating down to the local level. Anyway, just some thoughts. Good luck. Hmm. Tip O’ Neill said “all politics is local” and one might rejoin “and everything local is the most political”. Reading some recent exchanges has left me with the impression that it’s darn hard –and maybe kinda lonely–being the host of blog where people are talking in public about that most political of things–local life. As one of your commentators said, pen names aside, local figures can be recognized by their comments, which could be making people shy.
Theory #2: people feel powerless to effect change, and therefore talking about it won’t accomplish anything. That’s the “yeah..he’s right..but” syndrome. I do think many people–even the affluent– feel powerless in the face of forces they cannot comprehend–and although that may be more true nationally than locally, I could see it translating down to the local level.
Anyway, just some thoughts. Good luck.

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