tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9466278.post6141431578770390524..comments2024-03-27T01:23:40.474-07:00Comments on Broader Perspective: MindModdingLaBloggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11279685172995764828noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9466278.post-12072297374556128482008-01-03T13:23:00.000-08:002008-01-03T13:23:00.000-08:00Hi Cyber Cat, thanks for the comments. Good counte...Hi Cyber Cat, thanks for the comments. <BR/><BR/>Good counterpoint about gender not tending to the mid-point, strange that people still feel so rigid about this. In fact most avatars exhibit exaggerated sex differences. Having to select 'male' or 'female' as the only gender settings for an avatar or at website registrations is a bit limited, although there is always the option to be a furry.<BR/><BR/>I think it will be interesting to see what emerges conformity-wise or longtail-wise as people can select attribute parameters in all aspects of life. Choices show the value individuals and cultures place on exploration and creativity vs. norms. <BR/><BR/>I note in my post that unfortunately, the tendency is to conformity in the examples so far but hopefully this is just the first stage, mimicry as a prelude to innovation...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your site link, I like your blog tooLaBloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279685172995764828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9466278.post-48395958862287905692008-01-02T12:19:00.000-08:002008-01-02T12:19:00.000-08:00Well, if you insist on using Bell curve...then you...Well, if you insist on using Bell curve...then your average Second Life person should be half-man half-woman. That's 50-50... <BR/><BR/>I would also suggest it is relatively easy to move "choice" in the spectrum. All you have to do is to implement in their brains that having longtail is COOL. Given that this is what markets and consumption are about, I do not see any obstacles to raise next generation of longtails...that would be perfectly fit normal distribution pattern<BR/><BR/><BR/>P.S. I like your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9466278.post-45293449479755865732007-09-24T08:06:00.000-07:002007-09-24T08:06:00.000-07:00Hi anonymous, Thanks for the comment. The implicit...Hi anonymous, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. <BR/><BR/>The implicit assumption is that anyone moving towards the center, of whatever group, perceives this to be an improvement for them.<BR/><BR/>Increased choice is a good thing, and is interestingly revealing about the conscious or unconscious drive of humans to seek rapport and acceptance in communities.LaBloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279685172995764828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9466278.post-8805111190640533072007-09-23T15:18:00.000-07:002007-09-23T15:18:00.000-07:00One thing that wasn't clear in your post was how t...One thing that wasn't clear in your post was how the choices made in the center of the curve would relate to the person's actual prior condition. For instance, in virtual worlds like SL it has been my experience that while any given group tends to correct their appearance to be compatible with one another, these are often vastly different from their RL appearances and also different from other groups within SL.<BR/><BR/>I guess what I'm saying is that while people tend to clump into common choices, the outcomes of those choices are very different from the no-choice condition and are very much a moving target.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com