About This Page: (This is Main Street by Angie, who is working on art goals here on the blog!)
This has been a personal project to blog every day for a school year on goals and dreams. My hope was that I could find a group of people to work with me.
I was lucky enough to find a small, but sincere group of inspirational people to keep me company. We've been using Walt Disney's philosophies or creations as inspiration.
I am no longer blogging daily, but I am notified if comments are posted, and I'll be happy to keep the discussion going!
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People still need people
You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality.
Walt Disney
The internet creates all sorts of social options, but sometimes you have to wonder if they are meaningful or just community flavored chewing gum...passing the time but becoming more and more pointless with every chew. Sandra Bostwick just a few minutes ago responding to Angie Daley
HE HE HE! It made me giggle to write my own quote for a few reasons. First of all, it really is a silly thing to do. Second, I REALLY do think Angie is going to be a famous artist some day. Another reason is simply that a person can, as Walt said, dream, create, and design the most wonderful place in the world here on the internet and here, in my blog, I can quote myself and pretend that someone is listening!
You really can create and modify all sorts of situations here on the internet and, if you do a good job you can attract all sorts of people.
Walt was speaking of the various projects that were produced to attract people. He created everything from cartoons to a spacious, meticulously crafted theme park, but what is it that made people visit?
I've heard alot of people comment that Disney theme parks are fantasy. Well, OK, yeah. But if people go there and feel entertained, inspired, or even just distracted from daily drudgery, isn't that real?
I know lots of people who still think that the internet is not real. I have to wonder about that myself sometimes. I hear all that internet connections don't count in the real world. Well, I suppose that depends on where you are visiting, what you do when you get there, and if that has any redeeming value in your life once you sign off.
I think the biggest point to be made when considering if an internet connection is real is this...are the people involved being who they really are? Is one or both trying to be someone different from who they truly are? In my book, that would make the connection fall into the "not real" category. Others might disagree.
Different people will also gravitate towards different internet places. Let me give an example. I enjoy popping into Facebook from time to time to check in on my page, but I don't get it. I feel lost. The page is confusing, maybe because I've set it up that way, I'm not sure.
I can't seem to track a linear conversation. I have hundreds of messages backed up that need to be clicked on and I finally get so confused that I log off and hope no one feels ignored.
I'm not big on internet games, either. I know there are entire communities built around these games and, the funny thing about that is that most of those people would think that a community of people obsessed with Disney would be nuts.
The internet is such an amazing place where anyone at all can create anything from a virtual universe to a topic oriented blog.
I've been looking at book discussions, trip reports, threads, blogs, profile pages, private messages and all sorts of internet social options. What it is all about?
The fact of the matter seems to be that if something is not clickworthy, it is much less of a reality. I don't think it is the number of clicks that matters, though. Some click have more meaning than others.
When I think of this, I think of the trip reports here. Some of the trip reports are so beautiful. The photos take me to places through someone else's eyes and it is fascinating. I've spent an hour on some trip reports.
That is a click that matters!
I have to run out to a festival now and I don't have time to edit this, so please consider it a ramble. This will be a real place with real people. How about that?
Maybe I'll come to a point later. Can you help me make my point?
Walt Disney
The internet creates all sorts of social options, but sometimes you have to wonder if they are meaningful or just community flavored chewing gum...passing the time but becoming more and more pointless with every chew. Sandra Bostwick just a few minutes ago responding to Angie Daley
HE HE HE! It made me giggle to write my own quote for a few reasons. First of all, it really is a silly thing to do. Second, I REALLY do think Angie is going to be a famous artist some day. Another reason is simply that a person can, as Walt said, dream, create, and design the most wonderful place in the world here on the internet and here, in my blog, I can quote myself and pretend that someone is listening!
You really can create and modify all sorts of situations here on the internet and, if you do a good job you can attract all sorts of people.
Walt was speaking of the various projects that were produced to attract people. He created everything from cartoons to a spacious, meticulously crafted theme park, but what is it that made people visit?
I've heard alot of people comment that Disney theme parks are fantasy. Well, OK, yeah. But if people go there and feel entertained, inspired, or even just distracted from daily drudgery, isn't that real?
I know lots of people who still think that the internet is not real. I have to wonder about that myself sometimes. I hear all that internet connections don't count in the real world. Well, I suppose that depends on where you are visiting, what you do when you get there, and if that has any redeeming value in your life once you sign off.
I think the biggest point to be made when considering if an internet connection is real is this...are the people involved being who they really are? Is one or both trying to be someone different from who they truly are? In my book, that would make the connection fall into the "not real" category. Others might disagree.
Different people will also gravitate towards different internet places. Let me give an example. I enjoy popping into Facebook from time to time to check in on my page, but I don't get it. I feel lost. The page is confusing, maybe because I've set it up that way, I'm not sure.
I can't seem to track a linear conversation. I have hundreds of messages backed up that need to be clicked on and I finally get so confused that I log off and hope no one feels ignored.
I'm not big on internet games, either. I know there are entire communities built around these games and, the funny thing about that is that most of those people would think that a community of people obsessed with Disney would be nuts.
The internet is such an amazing place where anyone at all can create anything from a virtual universe to a topic oriented blog.
I've been looking at book discussions, trip reports, threads, blogs, profile pages, private messages and all sorts of internet social options. What it is all about?
The fact of the matter seems to be that if something is not clickworthy, it is much less of a reality. I don't think it is the number of clicks that matters, though. Some click have more meaning than others.
When I think of this, I think of the trip reports here. Some of the trip reports are so beautiful. The photos take me to places through someone else's eyes and it is fascinating. I've spent an hour on some trip reports.
That is a click that matters!
I have to run out to a festival now and I don't have time to edit this, so please consider it a ramble. This will be a real place with real people. How about that?
Maybe I'll come to a point later. Can you help me make my point?
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Tags: blog, internet community, social, trip reports, walt's wave
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I find the point is that each individual decides what is reality and what is fantasy... and anyone can choose to be a part of of it or as far from it as possible.
I am convinced that there is a large percentage of Passporters on here that get a smirk, eye roll, or a "whatever" because that Passporter has just brought up Disney again! GOD NOT AGAIN!!!
But I find that planning, making lists, painting the pictures, saving the pennies, making fun little countdowns keeps me standing on Main St. looking up at the Castle in amazement! And it doesn't cost anyone in my family one penny to just plan... but I make it my everyday reality. And the biggest piece that makes it reality is that I quit smoking after 18 years, for my Alice, for Disney, and so that every year I can take her back there with the money from smoking. I chose life over death and Disney World, Walt, Mickey and Alice were the only things that could make that happen...0 Pixie Dust
Posted 10-03-2009 at 05:53 PM by A.Daley 
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I think there comes a point with anything, online or off, where you can devote so much time to it that it's best to take some time off. The fantasy part starts to get a little too large, especially when "life happens". But we have to remember all the people we're connected to through the internet. Reminds me of your entry about whether online-only friendships are real friendships.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 10-06-2009 at 01:29 PM by christiejay
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Great points, both of you.
I think the real problem with the "fantasy" aspect of internet, as you put it Christie, is when people dig themselves into a hole by not being who they are. Then, in all honesty, nothing they create on the internet can be valid. I think that is similar when people, in real life, get stuck in lies and deceptions.
I suppose the fantasy part also relates to games that begin to take on a life of their own.
The sites I seem to prefer are the ones where the members discuss the real people, places and things that interest them. They make plans or help others to make plans.
It is like reality once removed, but at least there is some real-world application SOMEPLACE!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 10-06-2009 at 03:42 PM by Sandra Bostwick
