DRINK!

DRINK!

–>I think we can all agree that we need to put something in to get something out. What we put in is up to the individual case, however not desiring to put any effort on any level, does not help anybody move forward.

This is how I see it, and would love to hear more.

1. if we wish to be a part of a ship, a ship that nurtures diversity and expression, adult lifestyles and lifelong explorations then we need to understand the bigger picture. Yes it takes hands on work, it takes time, it takes devotion, love, and energy. That is if we all wish for our ship to run at it's maximum performance, which is what I feel is the goal, because then it can greatly benefit the whole.

a. we can add to our ship (aka social site) by engaging, providing content, and sharing our love and bliss and adventures. a ship does not travel without constant nutrients and parts. In exchange the ship can provide a lot of ammenities boundless amenities that are truly dependent on the whole. limitations can develop, when understanding that the whole needs to function optimally. As changes develop, an understanding needs to be shared to help navigate to keep the whole running optimally. Life always happens, we cannot simply think that a perfect solution is established and never requires more skills.

b. we can add fuel (paid subscription) to the ship simply because we can find value in the return of what our dollars are getting us. Not everything in life has to be for free, this is not what constitutes coolness or acceptance. It’s a founding element of what ships like this need. It’s all about understanding the level at which we are at, and what we can provide.

“I often times hear people, many people, discussing their importance by how they feel needed. Wouldn’t it be wise to state that we are all needed, and that the quality of our exchange of energy is what is truly the need?” and should be sought? We simply have only so much time and resources, and should invest them wisely at all times……

I understand where tribe started, and what was their downfall. A ship cannot start out free and then change to charging. I have no qualms with paying for services rendered. However to change the minds of a majority amount of people, is impossible, and Tribe really is a true model and testament to this action. Especially when the switch literally changed the entire foundation of which the community was established, well……how could it survive from there?

I think as an artist, we can all understand, that we get no art without any effort put forth. I think that this is a dynamic and consistent rule of thumb when dealing with anything of this kind of social nature.

And I do agree, at some point we need to find the few things that give us the most in return, a site that will grow with the whole, have compassion, understanding, and progressive movements and conscious participations. ☺

Anything else? I’m sure there is….

While MySpace and Facebook are exempt from this (because they always had content restrictions from its birth), Tribe.net comes to mind. It was a great idea and many people from the communities I fly within were on tehre and felt the ability to show and tell anything and everything.

However that didnt last once money got in the way. The hand came down on nudity (even of the non-sexual variety like artistic nude modeling), for the sake of bringing in revenue. In the end, things never worked out with the “cash cow” that the bigwigs tried to produce and Tribe.net seems to have never recovered from that.

My goal this year is to simplify. For blogging, I have InsaneJournal, Twitter, and Tumblr. Aside from these 3 blogging sites, I would like to just be narrowed down to 1-2 social networks. I hesitated to want to shed dead weights like MySpace and Facebook because of all my friends who scattered out during Tribe's decline.

Looking at it now, I still feel like I already have lost them because everyone (not just me) is splitting themselves among all these different networks. None of them really fit us so we spread ourselves among them, only adding content and intention that fits within that social network's restrictions and “box”. Thats not how community should be, if you ask me.

–>I think we can all agree that we need to put something in to get something out. What we put in is up to the individual case, however not desiring to put any effort on any level, does not help anybody move forward.

This is how I see it, and would love to hear more.

1. if we wish to be a part of a ship, a ship that nurtures diversity and expression, adult lifestyles and lifelong explorations then we need to understand the bigger picture. Yes it takes hands on work, it takes time, it takes devotion, love, and energy. That is if we all wish for our ship to run at it's maximum performance, which is what I feel is the goal, because then it can greatly benefit the whole.

a. we can add to our ship (aka social site) by engaging, providing content, and sharing our love and bliss and adventures. a ship does not travel without constant nutrients and parts. In exchange the ship can provide a lot of ammenities boundless amenities that are truly dependent on the whole. limitations can develop, when understanding that the whole needs to function optimally. As changes develop, an understanding needs to be shared to help navigate to keep the whole running optimally. Life always happens, we cannot simply think that a perfect solution is established and never requires more skills.

b. we can add fuel (paid subscription) to the ship simply because we can find value in the return of what our dollars are getting us. Not everything in life has to be for free, this is not what constitutes coolness or acceptance. It’s a founding element of what ships like this need. It’s all about understanding the level at which we are at, and what we can provide.

“I often times hear people, many people, discussing their importance by how they feel needed. Wouldn’t it be wise to state that we are all needed, and that the quality of our exchange of energy is what is truly the need?” and should be sought? We simply have only so much time and resources, and should invest them wisely at all times……

I understand where tribe started, and what was their downfall. A ship cannot start out free and then change to charging. I have no qualms with paying for services rendered. However to change the minds of a majority amount of people, is impossible, and Tribe really is a true model and testament to this action. Especially when the switch literally changed the entire foundation of which the community was established, well……how could it survive from there?

I think as an artist, we can all understand, that we get no art without any effort put forth. I think that this is a dynamic and consistent rule of thumb when dealing with anything of this kind of social nature.

And I do agree, at some point we need to find the few things that give us the most in return, a site that will grow with the whole, have compassion, understanding, and progressive movements and conscious participations. ☺

Anything else? I’m sure there is….

While MySpace and Facebook are exempt from this (because they always had content restrictions from its birth), Tribe.net comes to mind. It was a great idea and many people from the communities I fly within were on tehre and felt the ability to show and tell anything and everything.

However that didnt last once money got in the way. The hand came down on nudity (even of the non-sexual variety like artistic nude modeling), for the sake of bringing in revenue. In the end, things never worked out with the “cash cow” that the bigwigs tried to produce and Tribe.net seems to have never recovered from that.

My goal this year is to simplify. For blogging, I have InsaneJournal, Twitter, and Tumblr. Aside from these 3 blogging sites, I would like to just be narrowed down to 1-2 social networks. I hesitated to want to shed dead weights like MySpace and Facebook because of all my friends who scattered out during Tribe's decline.

Looking at it now, I still feel like I already have lost them because everyone (not just me) is splitting themselves among all these different networks. None of them really fit us so we spread ourselves among them, only adding content and intention that fits within that social network's restrictions and “box”. Thats not how community should be, if you ask me.