Comments on: Folding ideas sideways to hide them in the open http://torley.com/folding-ideas-sideways-to-hide-them-in-the-open I amplify your awesome. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:32:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Torley http://torley.com/folding-ideas-sideways-to-hide-them-in-the-open#comment-40566 Torley Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:44:00 +0000 http://torley.com/folding-ideas-sideways-to-hide-them-in-the-open#comment-40566 @Dedric: Yes, so true. It's such a joy for me to have things discovered by people who "get it" — perhaps they've had the same shared experiences earlier in life, perhaps they've recently seen media (pop-cultural references) which relate to what I've put out there, or otherwise. I'm often interested in "the story behind the smile". Not just the end effects or even the initial cause, but the processes in-between, too. @Dedric: Yes, so true. It's such a joy for me to have things discovered by people who "get it" — perhaps they've had the same shared experiences earlier in life, perhaps they've recently seen media (pop-cultural references) which relate to what I've put out there, or otherwise.

I'm often interested in "the story behind the smile". Not just the end effects or even the initial cause, but the processes in-between, too.

]]> By: Dedric Mauriac http://torley.com/folding-ideas-sideways-to-hide-them-in-the-open#comment-40461 Dedric Mauriac Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:15:22 +0000 http://torley.com/folding-ideas-sideways-to-hide-them-in-the-open#comment-40461 Sometimes I put a lot of stuff out there that is completely open - no hidden parts. It's just that many people are blind sighted or just don't realize what it is that they are looking at until you explain it to them. Then they can discover the other aspects of you with this newfound "key". It's that social connection that is missing I guess where people are more interested in each other than the content of a stranger. I am on a lot of these social networking sites as well as "social content" sites (flickr for example). People see a picture, smile, and go about there business. They don't realize there is more to you (a stranger) than a picture, and that the other content may lead to something fantastic such as a learning experience, artistic awe, a formation of ideas over time, or simply a suggestion of ideas. Or it could be that people just don't have the time or ability to be inspired. Sometimes I put a lot of stuff out there that is completely open - no hidden parts. It's just that many people are blind sighted or just don't realize what it is that they are looking at until you explain it to them. Then they can discover the other aspects of you with this newfound "key". It's that social connection that is missing I guess where people are more interested in each other than the content of a stranger.

I am on a lot of these social networking sites as well as "social content" sites (flickr for example). People see a picture, smile, and go about there business. They don't realize there is more to you (a stranger) than a picture, and that the other content may lead to something fantastic such as a learning experience, artistic awe, a formation of ideas over time, or simply a suggestion of ideas.

Or it could be that people just don't have the time or ability to be inspired.

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