I dunno. Maybe I'm just too slow. It really takes me a long time to articulate things. I have to look at it from every angle, flip it over, turn it inside out. I guess it's the designer in me.
Sometimes when I get *really* frustrated with the way things are ... be it the Web or the World ... I realize that both places are a whole lot bigger than my insular little environment. So, I think very carefully before I make a move. So much so, that it may appear that I have nothing to say.
I wish this were true. Maybe I'd sleep better at night. :-)
Suffice it to say, I'll never have much of a career putting my thoughts into words. Not that I can't do it, it's just not how I communicate most effectively. I tried it for awhile. It didn't feel right. So many other people do it better (and a helluva lot quicker :-), so I'd like to do something else to help out.
There are a whole lot of people working on the 'Net that you don't hear about on a daily basis because they don't talk about themselves. They put all of their energies into pitching in and working on their piece of the puzzle because it needs to be done. Not for fame. Not for glory. Not for money. Not for "flow." They do it because it needs to be done in order to make the system work. They do it because it is important for the good of the Internet. They work this way, and have been working this way for years, because it's the way they get things done.
They don't always speak in words...they speak through their code, their ideas, their ideals, their public service, the way they lead their lives. They speak through their body of work...which speaks louder and reaches further than any words on the subject ever could.
They are the quiet heroes. They are *my* heroes.
And I just hope I have found the right piece to work on to help out.
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