tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post113843193978267975..comments2024-03-21T03:55:51.565-07:00Comments on Omniorthogonal: Social networks and reputation in Russiamtravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356162954308418556noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-60243808167734994112008-06-12T14:03:00.000-07:002008-06-12T14:03:00.000-07:00Since I got some Russian friends in London I start...Since I got some Russian friends in London I start asking myself why we have so much in common. Your post must be the answer. I am Brazilian.protosatorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155712880810515961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15644559.post-1138501396723563672006-01-28T18:23:00.000-08:002006-01-28T18:23:00.000-08:00Well there's a long history of this-- people oppre...Well there's a long history of this-- people oppressed by or disenfranchised by the official system set up their own social networks exactly like the ones you are finding in Russia. I've had extensive personal experience with both the Sicilian and Jewish versions of these networks here in the USA. <BR/><BR/>But really any group that has either had to live in diaspora and/or under long occupation creates this kind of social network; it's a matter of survival, and the cultural ties it creates survive long after the oppression is gone and assimilation into the "official" system has taken place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com