<div style>+1, if peoples curiosity is social justice, so be it. If not -- then it isn't.</div><div style><br></div><div style><br>I have yet to be able to make a sudoroom meeting -- so take this with a large dose of salt;</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>If the focus of sudoroom is to create a community for curiosity and nurturing, then it would seem a bit strict to limit or focus topics to a subset of interests. If the goal is to create a community based on curiosity and nurturing for social justice/pink elephants/etc, then I think the choice is clear. Whenever I've been part of a group or community whether it's work, recreational or anything in between - the more process and structure put in place, the less generic interest there is. </div>
<div style><br></div>-Tim Strazzere<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Michael Scroggins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michaeljscroggins@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaeljscroggins@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I for one have no interest in co-creating in a space that is essentially a coworking space or coffeeshop (there are plenty of those already), where people come to take up space in isolation, working on things that are not relevant to the community in which they are ensconced. I want people to come to Sudo Room to hack on innovative and educational projects, the very nature of which are at once collaborative and empowering - in an open environment where everyone is both teacher and learner.<br>
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Given the foci of folks who show up to meetings, many of those projects will be geared around citizen science and local activism<br>
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I think whatever Sudo Room becomes (and if anyone wants input into what Sudo Room becomes, then please attend the meeting next Wednesday when concrete political decisions will be made) that people should always be welcome to come in and exercise their individual curiosity, even if that curiosity has no obvious communal benefit or isn't obviously educational, helpful, communicated to others, etc.... We shouldn't be forcing community on anybody.<br>
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My interest is in giving people access to a place where they can exercise their curiosity about.... things they are curious about.<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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