twofish1344 wrote:
> i got an email from you though im not that much into emails.

You got the email because you joined a mailing list. Using email. Do
you remember doing that? This is a sincere question.

Which brings me to the general issue of being into email or not, because
it makes me think about the relationship between private networks like
WASTE and public networks like email. A WASTE network is a lot like a
private group on some social network or another, except that the
connectivity layer is provided by group members rather than a third
party host like Myspace. In both cases the circle is closed off to the
rest of the world. To even send messages into the space, much less read
messages already in the space, you have to be added.

It's a profoundly weird idea. The history of the internet is about
connecting, not disconnecting. So why the rush to disconnect? What's
the value?

> please check your IM gmail and don't forget to add me in your contact
> list.

Um, no. This is a public group joined together with internet standards,
e.g. SMTP. The thing you have in mind is the walled garden at gmail.