Alright so I was chatting online with friend n0n00dz4u and we were talking about the neo club kid movement that we were both actively participating and trying to promote at home by messing around in cyber space and going to raves and shows with fellow club kids and heads from our respective areas.
As we talked further and further he began to speak of the differences between our two scenes as differences in vector. I asked what a "vector" was and was greeted with a long rambling comment involving a whole explanation of what he called the sector, vector, and cypher concept. I asked for a brief quip so I could blog and received a favorable response.
From what I understand and from what my online friend explained to me is as the following. The Neo Club Kid movement is on the map. If a single person is willing to adopt a certain lifestyle and call it a movement, it is relevant whether others want to recognize it or not. Once people gain understanding and knowledge of a movement they enter what is known as a sector. A sector is a sort of faction from the general understanding and way of life. It is the singular area in which a movement survives. Outside of its a sector wait people who are not part of a singular sector because either they do not know or want to know about the various sectors available to them. Once inside of a sector you enter a vector. A vector contains your friends and the group with who you operate within the movement. This can include people in your area as well as people you talk to online. Being a part of a vector is important because it gives you the social structure to survive inside of a sector.
Now the most important concept is that of a cypher. Within the sector and vector lies the cypher. The cypher represents you and your closest friends within your sector and vector. The cypher is the circle of trust that exists as a partnership between you and a select few. In smoking circles there is usually a large group of smokers, then a smaller group of those who frequently smoke together. Inside of this smaller group usually lies a small clique of people who almost always smoke together. They pool their resources and often are much closer to each other than anyone in the two other groups. This small clique is known as a cypher. That analogy specifically should help explain the concept a little further.
My interest in the concept is definitely piqued and I look forward to taking it further and incorporating it as a part of my lexicon. I think its important that any movement have an original lexicon that makes it unique from other groups or people and I think the further development of this concept will only aid the faction in its progress and growth.
As we talked further and further he began to speak of the differences between our two scenes as differences in vector. I asked what a "vector" was and was greeted with a long rambling comment involving a whole explanation of what he called the sector, vector, and cypher concept. I asked for a brief quip so I could blog and received a favorable response.
From what I understand and from what my online friend explained to me is as the following. The Neo Club Kid movement is on the map. If a single person is willing to adopt a certain lifestyle and call it a movement, it is relevant whether others want to recognize it or not. Once people gain understanding and knowledge of a movement they enter what is known as a sector. A sector is a sort of faction from the general understanding and way of life. It is the singular area in which a movement survives. Outside of its a sector wait people who are not part of a singular sector because either they do not know or want to know about the various sectors available to them. Once inside of a sector you enter a vector. A vector contains your friends and the group with who you operate within the movement. This can include people in your area as well as people you talk to online. Being a part of a vector is important because it gives you the social structure to survive inside of a sector.
Now the most important concept is that of a cypher. Within the sector and vector lies the cypher. The cypher represents you and your closest friends within your sector and vector. The cypher is the circle of trust that exists as a partnership between you and a select few. In smoking circles there is usually a large group of smokers, then a smaller group of those who frequently smoke together. Inside of this smaller group usually lies a small clique of people who almost always smoke together. They pool their resources and often are much closer to each other than anyone in the two other groups. This small clique is known as a cypher. That analogy specifically should help explain the concept a little further.
My interest in the concept is definitely piqued and I look forward to taking it further and incorporating it as a part of my lexicon. I think its important that any movement have an original lexicon that makes it unique from other groups or people and I think the further development of this concept will only aid the faction in its progress and growth.