John Halcyon Styn of Cocky Bastard and LifeStudent is talking about how the Web set him free: he found he could be totally honest and people would love him for it. He asks the audience if others have found that, too. Does the Web, he asks, attract people who find the RW inhibiting?

An audience member (Ben) is describing how he revealed too much on his site and had to pull back. He wrote about his ex-girlfriend, their sex lives, her new boyfriend, etc. He took the material down and felt bad about “censoring” himself. “You can’t tell other people’s stories.”

A guy in the audience writes LittleYellowDifferent.com which I’m browsing in the interstices of my attention. Looks interesting and funny. [NOTE from 2 days later: He just won the Bloggie for Best American Blog, so, yeah, I guess his blog’s ok.] He tells how he came to blogging and how it has made him more open and confident.

John says that his life on line has improved his social skills in the RW. He knows that there are people in the world who identify with him: He can be who he is and people somewhere will accept him. Really good point.

Interesting, heartfelt, conversational session.

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