Third Place Debate

The internet can certainly be used to provide congregation spaces for people looking for a neutral place to converse and cultivate social channels. IRC channels have been used almost since the dawn of the internet for people to discuss common interests, share writing, and pretend to be fifteen year-old schoolgirls. Second life is a modern example of the internet as a third space. Second life is a virtual world in which people create avatars to represent themselves and interact with other people. Second life has become so popular that it has its own economy where there is real world money tied up, and its own music scene. The internet has proven itself as a solid source of third spaces, and i think that this blog has the potential to become a third space if people are comfortable enough to use it in a conversational manner.