摘要
本文提出「流动的群聚」（mob-ility）概念，尝试重新介入虚拟社区的研究。过去网路人际关系研究的核心争议之一，在於虚拟社区的性质。持正面态度的学者主张，网际网路为冷漠与疏离的现代社会人际关系，创造了改变的契机，并试图藉由经验研究提出佐证，而提出虚拟社区等概念来加以描述；持反面态度的学者则强调网路人际关系的匿名性、选择性与流动性，不利发展长期与亲密的人际关系或信任，而否认虚拟「社区」存在，甚至忧心网际网路对真实世界社区生活的冲击；此即所谓「虚拟社区的社区议题」，借镜自都市社会学的讨论。为超越前述争议，本文主张任何二元对立、非此即彼的选项，不管是在事实的认定上、还是在价值的选择上，或许只是长期以来，科学理性影响下的思想惯性，却会导致无法面对与看见世界原本就具有的含混性（ambiguity）与爱恨交织（ambivalence）面向。据此，本文企图以一种含混性的思考方式，重新切入虚拟社区的社区议题，以期更贴近与凸显台湾网路文化的特性。
This paper develops a theoretical and conceptual system to grasp the interpersonal relationships on the net, which we have named ”mob-ility.” One of the debates regarding interpersonal relationships on the Internet is that of the nature of virtual community. Some researchers consider the Internet to be the key to restoring the intimate, affective, and primary relationships in ”estranged” modern life. In contrast, other researchers dismiss this hope and regard the anonymity, fluidity, and electivity as threatening to the community aspect of both virtual reality and real life. This is what we have termed the Community Question of virtual community, as appropriated from urban sociology. We contend that all dichotomized choices are symptoms of the inclination of thinking under the influence of scientific rationality, but miss the ambiguity and ambivalence of the postmodern culture of our era. The theory and concept of ”mob-ility” attempt to transcend this dilemma and re-explore the Community Question of virtual community with new thinking for us to manifest the characteristics of Taiwan residents Internet culture.
