actually, yes, it is a given. the adoption of new technologies falls into the progressive and not the conservative end of one of the politico-normative axes. another axis is liberal-authoritarian. another can be theist - atheist, and yet another might be capitalist- socialist. this is not to say that bloggers are universally big 'P' progressives, which is what you seem to be getting at, but it is to say that at least in one aspect of their life they have chosen something progressive and that they might be willing to pursue other changes. progressive and Progressive are two different things though. so a progressive authoritarian theist capitalists is something to think about.... what would they be progressing toward? anyway the axes aren't binary oppositions though, just spectrums to think about and measure. I doubt that choosing new technology is going to be a strong indicator, but in certain populations it might be. On Nov 30, 2005, at 3:58 PM, Radhika Gajjala wrote:
But when they incorporate some of the values often found among bloggers, I think they can lead to progressive uses:
and is this somehow a given - that "bloggers" have "progressive" values?
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