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One of the terms we use when talking about the social web is "decentralisation".
I realised during the talks at #FediverseHouse that social networking is *already* decentralised; our data, our connections, and our attention are spread across a dozen social platforms.
We need RE-centralisation; I want my social networking experience to be centred on *me*. Starting with an account on a platform I choose, and radiating out to friends, family, neighbours and colleagues, communities, topics.
@evan This inspires me to take a perspective from Yvonne Agazarian. I think the correct word would be self-centeredness. And then, to not only take things personally (which is dysfunctional self-centeredness), we need a connection to our various memberships in communities (friends, neighbors, colleagues, topics). The life force comes from the body and is at the center (self), but development of that energy happens when we go out and take a membership in community with others.
@malte an unconnected network is not a network!
@evan Even self-centered networks can lack membership and community. All the communication that flows is oriented towards the person. The last couple of decades have seen a lot of perspectives on the narcissism of social networks, so there's an issue here I think it's important to get right.