tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post2433308398680132261..comments2024-01-01T23:38:31.538+00:00Comments on Faster Future: Possibilities now and beyond: Who needs a fourth plinth when we have the internet?David Cushmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626601471173841299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post-44070380258997341552009-07-13T10:39:36.289+01:002009-07-13T10:39:36.289+01:00I take your point, but I think you miss a few thin...I take your point, but I think you miss a few things. Firstly, this is a world where projects like One and Other can exist alongside the internet. There is something extra in the physical existence of a unique space that the ubiquitous internet doesn't do. On the other hand, the distribution of the project via online adds something that the plinth on its own can't do. The input and responses from Twitter have added a whole world to this project, I've really enjoyed it so far. I've been critical of the lack of real interactivity, there is no real mechanism for feedback or involvement - but I also know from discussions that there is a lot of work going on in the background on these issues, so we may see an evolution.<br />From my perspective, the most interesting thing that the plinth does is single people out and give them a unique platform for a short period of time. It's a bit like giving you a blogging platform that you can only use for an hour, one time only. You have to have an interest in what drives people to get up there at 4am on a tuesday morning in driving rain to watch or talk to the street sweepers or the drunken clubbers. <br />You also have to be interested in watching how this project evolves as it builds a history. All the plinthers to come can watch how things work at this point and moderate their behaviour in the light of that. So the project self moderates and evolves over time. It's fun now, but it's a long haul. What will be happening in six weeks when everything that seemed like fun in the first week has been done a hundred times over?<br />In many ways, it is a bit like the early days of the web, as everything can be tried out and we learn from those who come before.<br />Try it - you'll find it's strangely addictive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com