“I use the term convergent supersurfaces to describe the spatial effects of convergent technology on place. Space is disjointed, reconnected, woven, and re- organized into places light enough to rest on the outer landscapes of greater systemic structures, and not heavy enough to dissolve into the systemic core of the institutions of democracy. The concept of convergent supersurface captures both the promise and peril of cyberspaces: flexible enough to sustain a variety of conversations, too flexible to have the weight required for a lasting impact. These spaces develop upon the outer fabrics of traditional democratic institutions, a play upon space bound by its own fixity. At the same time, unless these spaces bear distinct connections to the systemic core of democratic institutions, their ability to effect institutional change is compromised.”