Comments on: Authentic Voices http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/ Live. Play. Create. Imagination For Good. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jt http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-149 jt Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:18:40 +0000 http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-149 It's just as well I haven't signed up to last fm yet otherwise it might emerge that I like Shania Twain... (On the tangential subject of last fm... is there a last tv?) It might be a fun game trying to match up people in real life to their digital projection if you hadn't met them before/seen any pictures. It’s just as well I haven’t signed up to last fm yet otherwise it might emerge that I like Shania Twain…

(On the tangential subject of last fm… is there a last tv?)

It might be a fun game trying to match up people in real life to their digital projection if you hadn’t met them before/seen any pictures.

]]> By: The Scottish Play « The lost outpost http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-147 The Scottish Play « The lost outpost Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:30:19 +0000 http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-147 [...] can sense some readers rolling their eyes and thinking “what a swot”, but that’s digital authenticity for [...] [...] can sense some readers rolling their eyes and thinking “what a swot”, but that’s digital authenticity for [...]

]]> By: wonderwebby http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-138 wonderwebby Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:33:59 +0000 http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-138 "The colder reality is that many people may simply be more indifferent towards you than you might expect." Jack that is so very true! It counters the fear people have of being authentic for <a href="http://theobvious.typepad.com/blog/2007/09/being-found-out.html" rel="nofollow"> fear of rejection</a> “The colder reality is that many people may simply be more indifferent towards you than you might expect.” Jack that is so very true! It counters the fear people have of being authentic for fear of rejection

]]> By: Jack Mason http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-137 Jack Mason Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:04:03 +0000 http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-137 I like the idea that people may be able to discover aspects of their identity via all these trails that they leave, and that in turn, part of their public identity is tangible shaped by how others see them. Of course, the idea of better knowing that some people may like, or dislike, you more than you realize is a bit scary. But I think the colder reality is that many people may simply be more indifferent towards you than you might expect. I like the idea that people may be able to discover aspects of their identity via all these trails that they leave, and that in turn, part of their public identity is tangible shaped by how others see them.

Of course, the idea of better knowing that some people may like, or dislike, you more than you realize is a bit scary. But I think the colder reality is that many people may simply be more indifferent towards you than you might expect.

]]> By: wonderwebby http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-136 wonderwebby Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:58:57 +0000 http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-136 bravo Andy! I wasn't sure if this post would be misinterpreted. It was written quite late at night after all. I was having a bit of fun with the words too, can you tell? ;) I guess what I am trying to say is, as you point out, sometimes we are all too aware of what we are putting into our "digital me", and that self-conscious awareness can actually alter the authenticity factor. It's the little bit of you that asks "hmm, should I add that in...or not?" Sometimes it's the smaller stretch of truth that can distort appearances further than a wild untruth. Hence my personal preference to steer clear of "embellishing" and the reason I loved this tweet by Caleb Booker " The genuinely disturbed are so much more interesting than the wannabies... 12:50 AM August 11, 2007"!!! That said - it's not reason NOT to be creative. Some of the best portraits (capturing the essence of a person) are the abstract ones! bravo Andy!
I wasn’t sure if this post would be misinterpreted. It was written quite late at night after all. I was having a bit of fun with the words too, can you tell? ;)

I guess what I am trying to say is, as you point out, sometimes we are all too aware of what we are putting into our “digital me”, and that self-conscious awareness can actually alter the authenticity factor. It’s the little bit of you that asks “hmm, should I add that in…or not?”

Sometimes it’s the smaller stretch of truth that can distort appearances further than a wild untruth. Hence my personal preference to steer clear of “embellishing” and the reason I loved this tweet by Caleb Booker ” The genuinely disturbed are so much more interesting than the wannabies… 12:50 AM August 11, 2007″!!!

That said – it’s not reason NOT to be creative. Some of the best portraits (capturing the essence of a person) are the abstract ones!

]]> By: Andy Piper http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-135 Andy Piper Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:17:08 +0000 http://blog.wonderwebby.com/2007/09/29/authentic-voices/#comment-135 It's tricky, isn't it? I admit I'm probably too self-conscious particularly around Last.FM - I sometimes worry that I'm not listening to something that others would deem "cool". It’s tricky, isn’t it? I admit I’m probably too self-conscious particularly around Last.FM – I sometimes worry that I’m not listening to something that others would deem “cool”.

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