Like J, I spend a great deal of time in other universes – scientific, community – and the truth is that our agendas play a role in everything we do. Spent positively, our agenda results in networking, personal development, artistic and job opportunities, expansion in our fields, etc. Spent negatively, we have favoritism, narrow-mindedness, and – in the extreme – deceipt.

But rather than be saddened, I think the evidence supports us believing that most practitioners in most fields are honest and constructive. In most areas of technology, it’s required: growth debunks falsehood quickly. In art, sticking to your circle limits you to your circle and most people would rather something more expansive.

Not everyone has the generous energy of this little corner of The Internets, but most of us muddle along being generally upstanding, I think.

Orcas? Can’t speak for them. But poets continue to impress me.