Yes, you're here.
It's a short personal essay on the author's relation to the information overload of the modern world, particularly from the Internet. The overarching point of this article - that we as a society have become too dependent on the wired world - is nothing new, but the author's observation that we use the Internet to validate our locus at any given time is interesting, and probably an oddly familiar feeling for most of us.
Plus, I just like the idea that I have an evil twin inside my head.
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When people argue that the Internet is just like another form of writing, that it merely is another tool in enhancing our communication, I wince a little bit. It's much more--and it changes things a whole lot more.
ReplyDeleteIf you want to hear what I have to say on the matter, email me and I'll send my thesis.
Interesting article, but it doesn't reflect my experience. On the contrary, when I engage with the internet or some other activity, I can temporarily forget that I am here.
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ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about the rare occasions that I don't have a computer inside my bedroom/dorm room, for whatever reason (because I'd sent my computer off for repairs, or something of the sort).
ReplyDeleteI walk into my room, and instinctively look for the computer so I can check my email. When I quickly realize that there is no computer, I try to preoccupy myself with something else... reading, or working on a problem set for homework. But I keep thinking about the Internet. What if someone just emailed me? What if something big just hit the news? My room looks strangely bare without a computer, and I feel ungrounded and anxious.
I don't even consider myself to be an 'Internet addict'. I don't think I spend unhealthy amounts of time on my computer. But from these experiences it's clear that the Internet provides me the context in which I live my life.
In short, Babyfingers... you are missing the point. ;)
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