It is an interesting mix I have to be fair. I have to be extremely outgoing all day, and tend to be very attuned to communicating online at night (Even during the day, I often communicate both in person, via phone, via remote software, and via e-mail).

My natural behavior is that I tend to enjoy moderate social interaction with a trusted few, and relish the bursts of opportunity to meet new people.

I have come to relish the differences many have, but in my post I simply took a bit of time to stop and see that we are often very focused on reaching a results oriented outcome. This is not always bad, and can be very productive when seeking specific goals. However, as a long term goal, this must be balanced, or mixed in with, a desire to enjoy the experience of achieving the goal, additionally.

Does that make more sense?

PS – Michael Leis' post really got me thinking… it kind of caught me like, “Whoa, that is an interesting perspective which had never occurred to me.”

It is an interesting mix I have to be fair. I have to be extremely outgoing all day, and tend to be very attuned to communicating online at night (Even during the day, I often communicate both in person, via phone, via remote software, and via e-mail).

My natural behavior is that I tend to enjoy moderate social interaction with a trusted few, and relish the bursts of opportunity to meet new people.

I have come to relish the differences many have, but in my post I simply took a bit of time to stop and see that we are often very focused on reaching a results oriented outcome. This is not always bad, and can be very productive when seeking specific goals. However, as a long term goal, this must be balanced, or mixed in with, a desire to enjoy the experience of achieving the goal, additionally.

Does that make more sense?

PS – Michael Leis' post really got me thinking… it kind of caught me like, “Whoa, that is an interesting perspective which had never occurred to me.”

The truth, if there is one to be found, is that everyone wears a mask for whatever situation they find themselves in, whether it be charades at a dinner party, a night at an expensive restaurant, on a blind date for a laugh or a serious game of stud poker.

Those who know the business world know that the mask is common costume. While its many facets may be familiar to some, it must necessarily take on a virtual facade in the digital world of social media. These digital stuccos may appear more materialistic in 'Second Life', but they are still masks.

The mask is almost always seen to be more interesting, however, for that hidden, unknown being behind it stimulates the imagination and holds a mystique that's often found so attractive.

It is not so surprising that many teenagers get 'trapped' by the mystique of digital social media. For some it can be healthy fun, for others it's a morbid fascination.

The way you describe the taste of the wine suggests that you probably prefer the sensuous reality of face-to-face social discourse rather than the detached mystery and almost clinical nature of digital interaction, whether in business or other pursuits.

The reality is that people are all different from you, and you may well feel your preferences compromised by social media when others, who have a greater fascination for it, insist on using it as their preferred means for discourse.

I'm just guessing here Ken. Your post and link to Michael Leis' post got my thinking going on this touchy topic.