PSYCHOLOGY OF CYBERSPACE

    holding in and launching
    John Suler · 3/21/98 at 4:55 PM ET

    >>I suppose my choice of "expulsion" was more in context of cyberwriting--email, ng postings. Something about clicking 'send' feels like "ejecting" something out to the world. Those kinds of missives tend to be opinions and/or attempts at persuasion, and evoke a "hurling" image to me.<<

    Ah, I see what you mean, Wanda. The word "launching" also comes to mind. It is interesting how sending off an email or ng post does have that definitive, do-or-don't, "off it goes," "too-late-to-change-your-mind-now" feeling that's associated with the "send" button.

    Replies:
    • re: launching, by Wanda Hill, 3/21/98
    • launching, by John Suler, 3/22/98
      • Re:launching, by C.Tupper, 5/10/99
        • Re:launching, by John, 5/10/99

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