Upheaval » Community http://upheaval.net The digital domain of Nathan Stambro Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Does “normal” still exist? http://upheaval.net/2009/01/does-normal-still-exist/ http://upheaval.net/2009/01/does-normal-still-exist/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:38:49 +0000 Nathan Stambro http://upheaval.net/?p=98 One of the things I love about the internet is how there’s a place for nearly any interest a person could possibly have.  More importantly, there are other people with the same interests building communities around these obscure and niche ideas.  There is also a sense of belonging and validation for the people involved.

I have to wonder then…does “normal” still exist?  Is it only a concept that exists in the “real world” now or are the communities being built online carry over to the “real world”?

The idea of what is “normal” and what isn’t will probably always exist, but it seems as though the internet is beginning to break down that concept.  In fact, maybe the internet is making stronger individualism “normal”.

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