Wow, Scott, I had not thought of it that way (as always, you bring in a totally new perspective). I wonder though about something I read in Susan Watson’s recent post. I don’t think she said so directly, maybe she did… That others outside or not in tune with our openness may be seeing us as fools.
And also: what makes a person willing to take those risks, of making themselves vulnerable? Because you can be torn to pieces. Salatia lost his job. People get arrested. Though this is of course less of an issue for what we do in MOOCs, but it can reflect on people’s careers, reputations, that they post incomplete thoughts. It needs a discriminating reader to recognize a blogpost for what it is…