Wenger

First off, no offense to claims processors, but if that were my community, I think I may have trouble getting out of bed in the morning.  Wenger's descriptions of participation and reification were way too granular for me.  Yes, I am engaging and participating in the world because I draw in oxygen that is part of the world around me.  What I thought was a bit more interesting was Chapter Two's discussion on Community, but I still found it a bit overwhelming and heavy to boil down.  Yes, we are all part of any number of communities at any given time.  I am part of a community of people who at this moment are typing on computers.  I am also part of the community of husbands, of fathers, of fathers of sons, of sons of fathers, of brothers of sisters, of brothers of brothers, of Penn State alumni, of Penn State students, of Irish American, of Pennsylvanians, of fans of the Family Guy . . the list could go on and on.  What I'm not getting from Wenger, and maybe it's because it's only Chapters 1 & 2, or maybe I'm missing it, or maybe I'm just cranky today, is "what about it"?