@evan I see ... That's annoying. I don't like repetitive input that takes us further away from the heart of the matter. Off-screen, I find it easier to cut someone off that is derailing a conversation and ask them to get to the point. In this medium, people can go on and on, perhaps because we're not in dialogue. I wonder what an effective strategy is on-screen?

@evan The best leaders at my workplace have made a point in asking people to go home when they're sick exactly for that reason - to not spread disease to others, which will get even more in the way of what you're trying to do.

@evan I was happily surprised to see Naomi Klein in there with @avilewis - any chance we might see her here too?

@gam3 Hold on! I had another one: imagine a dike on the side of a canal. Now, imagine it pushed about 1000 times higher into the sky. And it's a little pointy. And there's no bike path on top.

@resl I think I get you now. Your working definition of "social network" in this thread is independent of online/AFK - you're thinking of networks of people that don't necessarily have any contact via internet, is that it?