In so many ways, I love the way that weblogs and wikis have afforded many to write for others with a very personal voice. I certainly write many sentences beginning with "I". Nonetheless, I aspire also to write a whole lot without any mention of me, me, me. Is the focus on myself a reflection of not having anything useful to say about the world at large, topics of interest to more than the few people who know me personally?
Not necessarily. Our knowledge of the world often is grounded deeply in personal experience. We often aspire to get beyond my own particular experiences, to participate a member of a larger group -- but we must often start with ourselves. Blogging and writing on this wiki represent some of those first and necessary steps.
[writing in progress...]
