This is true of my world oftentimes

The tools are there and work well. But users have agendas and sometimes they just need time to hear about and learn to use some tool. It is easy to get too far into a tail of the distribution and thus out of touch with the middle.

clipped from www.commoncraft.com Assuming Too Much About The Web We See I'm writing this because I've caught myself assuming too much lately and I'm hoping for new perspectives.  While we spend so much time debating the merits of Twitter (for example), there is literally a world of people who are still perplexed by the basics of computers and the Web. Our challenge, you included, is to remember that our web-based world can become a deceptive echo chamber.  We may think we're creating awareness and change, but until our work, our ideas can get outside the chamber and impact people walking around Las Vegas, I fear that we're just talking to ourselves.