<p dir="ltr">I meant for this to go to the discussion list. Pardon. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Emory</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 10, 2014 12:54 PM, <a href="mailto:etmoody3@gmail.com">etmoody3@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p dir="ltr">I've been lurking here over a year. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Gah... when I haven't committed and joined in the work I don't feel right offering any criticism. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I can offer an observation. I can attempt to frame it objectively. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm about to use a lot of pronouns. The individual I refer to is the entity 'Noisebridge'. </p>
<p dir="ltr"> I have visited and was very enchanted. Noisebridge, on the surface, embodies the romanticism I feel about taking ownership of a world created by companies for profit, and bending it towards function. So I started watching the only window into your minds: these emails. Just to see how closely the reality matched the glamour. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So far the only coherent observation:</p>
<p dir="ltr">I love your essence. This bold act brings me pain. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This glamour, essence, romance, call it whatever you like: it isn't a thing to be owned. You can't trade in it. You can't make a clique out if it. You don't get to forcefully apply it when you want. The world already has a number of labels for that kind of behavior. You're familiar with it from school days. Pick a favorite. I'll wager it's accurate. </p>
<p dir="ltr">You either earn this intangible quality or you squander it with contrary behavior, on an individual level that has an aggregate reflection on the whole group. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I cheer each time an argument seems resolved. <br>
The length and nature of the flailing I see getting to those resolutions seems like it might just be shortened and softened a little by remembering that you might just be acting primal and emotional as a first step. Hows that working for you? </p>
<p dir="ltr">As a whole you're bravely taking on social maintenance issues the world outside the door would rather let go in disrepair... so good on the lot of you for even trying to do such complex people-things. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Which is, quite frankly, excellent. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Emory<br><br><br><br><br></p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 10, 2014 12:26 PM, "Johny Radio" <<a href="mailto:johnyradio@gmail.com" target="_blank">johnyradio@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>cool, i'm fine with that. for how long have you been reading?</div>
<div>i would be interested in hearing your observations.</div>
<div>even if you're critical of me-- i embrace constructive criticism. </div>
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<div>From: "Emory Moody" <<a href="mailto:etmoody3@gmail.com" target="_blank">etmoody3@gmail.com</a>></div>
<div>To: <a href="mailto:noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net" target="_blank">noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</a></div>
<div>Sent: 5/10/2014 12:05:59 PM</div>
<div>Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] I read everything.</div>
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<p dir="ltr">See subject line. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Just thought it worthwhile to toss a reminder out there that people are reading these communications to assess whether or not they wish to contribute cash, time, skills, and other resources to the community called Noisebridge. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm offering no feedback, no criticism. Just the reminder... I'd just as soon that people honestly represent themselves. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Carry on, please. As you were.<br></p></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div>
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