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[arethinn]

...some of my colleagues disagree. One person I was recently talking with had volumes to say about how using the Internet too much threatens to completely remove the human element from your life.

Which makes me ask, "What Internet are you on?"

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[draerendi.livejournal.com]

I can see that...the internet is a non human way to connect with people. You don't have to see them. You don't have to get all of the emotional stuff. It just isn't personable. For some it is better but for those who need that skin side conection the internet is not enough. I like it because I don't like talking on the phone. It is a nice way to connect with folks you don't see everyday.

[arethinn]

It is a different mode of interaction. But the point was against the idea that it is somehow "not real" people who are out there. Are you a real person? Are you on the internet? well then, chances are most everyone else you run across is also real people.

[draerendi.livejournal.com]

*GIGGLE* Am I real? Perhaps it is the idea that on the net you can be who you want to be and more than likely unless they meet you or hunt you down no one will know the difference. Artifical people? Unless you know the person they really are just words on the screen...