"the birth of the virtual world had led to the death of the real selves"

Posted on April 12, 2007
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How many of you need to establish limits?

I am curiously reminded of a conversation I had with this fellow some time ago in another forum.

He maintained that internet discussion forums could be as debilitating and addictive to some people as alcohol and drugs. My response was something to the effect that a desire for interaction with similar people was hardly an addiction - more of a natural human need.

I’m willing to reconsider…

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3 Responses to “"the birth of the virtual world had led to the death of the real selves"”

  1. twiffer on April 12th, 2007 1:05 pm

    arghh. my connection is fucking shit today.

    anyway, wow. a bunch of computer geeks are anti-social and spending too much time on their computers. i’m shocked.

    think of it this way. if they were spending all their time reading, no one would complain. despite it being just as anti-social.

  2. TenaciousK on April 13th, 2007 5:16 pm

    All right, Schad, I’ll write a post on the topic. Busy today - I’ll write it soon, though.

    Twif - It’s more complicated than that. Reading is far less social, which is why it’s not such a problem.

    These students aren’t antisocial. That’s why they’re stuck.

  3. rundeep on April 14th, 2007 4:30 am

    Hey cheer up. I bought a book through your Amazon link yesterday. But yeah, I try not to post on weekend. Whoops!

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