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i used to actually think along those lines, that computers were keeping people isolated and keeping them from interacting and meeting new people and so on and so forth.

then one evening, as i was writing a blog entry that would be sent out to 450+ friends and acquaintences all over the world, while simultaneously carring on conversations with 9 people via various Instant Messengers, one in alabama, two in the UK, one in australia, one in maine, one in california, one in alaska, one in brazil, and one in france, i realized that argument is complete bunk.

NONE of the people i was interacting with, talking with, sharing with, discussing viewpoints with, are people i would have met if my only activity was going out to a bar or coffee shop or even hanging out at some motor pool in the office. they were all met online, through livejournal my blogging site, through internet gaming, or through interest searches on IM (i was discussing piranha care and maintenance with the brazilian, i have several in a large aquarium).

contrary to popular belief, you can interact with many times more humans and a far wider range of humans when you are online than you EVER could using "real human interaction".

Valis
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Posted by: Valis Keogh   Posted on: 09/16/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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