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Cons in the 21st Century

Mar 25, 2009 07:59

A post by Cheryl Morgan on dragging Worldcons into the new century not only got me thinking, but others as well. Stephanie Clarkson started a Ning to address the issue.
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asakiyume March 25 2009, 16:05:49 UTC

This is a great question. I was just thinking about it this morning, in fact, so it's also a cool coincidence that you should bring it up ( ... )

sartorias March 25 2009, 16:37:56 UTC

So all things being equal, you'd rather be there in person? I feel that way myself, but the issue for me is how much the definition of "all things being equal" has changed.

asakiyume March 25 2009, 16:41:48 UTC

So right about "all things being equal."

But yes, all things being equal, I'd rather be present in person.

ckd March 25 2009, 17:24:38 UTC

I suspect there's a case of the difference between "some" and "none" being bigger than the difference between "some" and "all ( ... )

sartorias March 25 2009, 17:30:13 UTC

Exactly.

jonquil March 25 2009, 18:10:35 UTC

Exactly. If that burning "Where are the people like me?" question is answered "On Livejournal, Facebook, blogs, ...", then the impulse that gets you past the initial inertia is gone. You may not even know that a convention will be 80% better, since you don't see any reason to go.

thistleingrey March 25 2009, 20:18:59 UTC

Yes, very much this.

I'd rather do some things in person, but my threshold is lower for online things.

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