Hi that's fine!
What you're describing isn't what I would have thought "not very invested in the project" describes.
An example of what you're describing sounds like someone who is in fact "invested" in the project - uses it, has ideas about it, is affected by various possible configurations, HOWEVER, is dissuaded from giving input.
Is that right rabbit?
from my examples before you can tell I was thinking "not very invested" meant that the person wasn't affected by decisions about configuration, hadn't spent (invested) time on the project, doesn't have ideas about the project (didn't invest time in thinking about it), and doesn't have any financial investment in the project or its outcome.
Now part of the reason I asked is that in some systems, say, a neighborhood, you might have a class if users each of whom are only in the geographical area for a short time - transients. I think you could say that any one transient is "uninvested" in the neighborhood, however, a neighborhood can be more or less comfortable for transients, so if one is interested in protecting the interests of that class, she would have to get information (and self advocacy) out of a population made of individuals - each of whom does not consider herself "invested" in the particular neighborhood. ("What do I care, I'm leaving soon.")
I was wondering if there is some analogous group for something like gittip or task rabbit, looking for a description of that dynamic.
Thanks
On Sunday, July 27, 2014, Jenny Ryan <
tunabananas@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for responding, Sonja, and sincere apologies for the targeted inquiry on my part for the sake of proving the point. That is, all forms of participation comprise the social dynamics of any given system. Understanding all of these forms of participation (or lack thereof) reveals inbalances, power structures, and opportunities to iterate on the current model.
I think what Rabbit is speaking to boils down to the problem sudo room is tackling in its own offbeat experimental way, which is, how do we develop a culture that encourages especially the disempowered to feel they can be equal participants in and take ownership of the community? To not strive for individual profit and power over, but rather, to endeavor toward mutual aid and self-motivated responsibility? It is a very hard problem, because most of us have grown up embedded in a culture of hierarchy and oppression.
We need to develop better models, and open source software communities are a fascinating grounds of experimentation and exploration in that regard. Really excited about this project. Thanks Rabbit!