On the other hand I think that it’s healthy to have a few redundant communal spaces to facilitate them growing in different directions. They’ll likely acquire more discernable character as time passes. And this in turn will hopefully catalyse content within them.
Think of it in terms of ballgames. Several different ballgames have evolved and refined themselves into highly skilled, entertaining spectacles. Crudely you could say that these games favor differing body types and skill sets and therefore afford more opportunities to a wider range of people to express themselves. If we had insisted on only one ball game, then only the most popular (at the outset) would have survived. I can’t see the Shaqs, or Tiger Woods, or Serena Williams of this world making it in soccer.
On the other hand I think that it’s healthy to have a few redundant communal spaces to facilitate them growing in different directions. They’ll likely acquire more discernable character as time passes. And this in turn will hopefully catalyse content within them.
Think of it in terms of ballgames. Several different ballgames have evolved and refined themselves into highly skilled, entertaining spectacles. Crudely you could say that these games favor differing body types and skill sets and therefore afford more opportunities to a wider range of people to express themselves. If we had insisted on only one ball game, then only the most popular (at the outset) would have survived. I can’t see the Shaqs, or Tiger Woods, or Serena Williams of this world making it in soccer.
Eh…I’m waffling.