There shouldn’t be writers and fans. We’re all writers on such platforms and should be all equal. The moment there are writers and ‘names,’ it’s a failure of the system.
- Ashok Banker on why he stopped using social media.
Note: The writer-fan distinction should not collapse into some false and, god forbid, forced equalisation. It should collapse into us being fans as well as having fans. That is the strength of the network.

Crosbie Fitch
on Jul 23rd, 2008
@ 14:44 pm:
Human beings are all artists, all art lovers, all members of many artists’ audiences.
http://google.com/search?q=Audiences+Outnumber+Individuals
Jackie Danicki » Writers and fans and heroes and friends
on Jul 23rd, 2008
@ 17:55 pm:
[...] Adriana: The writer-fan distinction should not collapse into some false and, god forbid, forced equalisation. It should collapse into us being fans as well as having fans. That is the strength of the network. [...]