Posted by alexandra_k on February 17, 2005, at 23:35:26
In reply to Re: I:A/M » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on February 17, 2005, at 23:27:02
> I suppose I go back to the coral colony again.
I'm sorry, I don't understand that one.
> And I am sad that Dr. Bob would see Babble as "something of an abstract entity and the particular posters are fairly incidental (in the sense that they come and go over time)".Oh, but wait. That doesn't mean that he doesn't see it the other way AS WELL. That doesn't mean that he doesn't care about the particular posters. Just because he looks at it as a process group sometimes doesn't mean that he sees it that way all the time.
From a group dynamics perspective you can see patterns over time that don't emerge unless you look at it as a process group. I guess his primary allegance has to be with the process group though, but the reason why is that by looking out for the process group you can maintain the group well for the benefit of many many posters over time. Instead of just helping out the odd individual (which is not to be sneezed at that is true) but isn't it better to help out the majority of present and future posters too?????
> I think that Dr. Bob's actions say that that's exactly how he views it. You've hit the nail on the head.
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> And it makes me sad.
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> I should be happy to have such insight, so that I won't get so frustrated in trying to communicate with him.
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> But I just want to cry.
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> Anyone want to cry with me?
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