Humans, by nature, are social creatures. So what happens in a big world, population wise, that has gotten so small, in terms the ability to know what's going on everywhere in the world practically...and having your nearest neighbor 10 feet away, that being neighborly is no longer what it needed to be 100 years ago? People have become isolated. Maybe this is a protective behavior given how much others now intrude on a daily basis (media, commercialism, big brother watching). And yet being human, they desire contact with others. Hence, the explosion of social networking online. But this begs the question, at least for me, does this method of interaction with others actually perpetuate the isolation? And what are the ramifications of maintaining online persona's?
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January 17, 2008
Observation from a Keen Observer of the Human Condition...
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I think you're right about people withdrawing and reaching out at the same time. Less personal contact, but a lot more impersonal connections. It's an interesting subject. I don't know about an online persona though. I don't have a different persona online than in person. Although I'm sure some people do.
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