Thursday Mar 03, 2005

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Things have been going well here on this hellishly sunny and cheerful island. Talked to one of my best friends from back home today whom I haven't heard from for about a year. So I'm all kinds of giddy over that. And Hila started giving Polynesian dance lessons tonight, and it turns out I'm a natural! Yay! biggrin
I had a thought today. The internet is being celebrated for its ability to connect people to each other all over the globe, but what about it's ability to segregate us? If we can filter out the people we don't want to talk to online, and ignore anyone who doesn't agree with us, will our horizons ever expand? If we have the ability to only talk to like-minded individuals, what will happen to the chance encounter that changes our lives forever? surreal
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darkrabbit:
It is true that the internet connects like minded people across the globe and this could become another form of segregation, the real determining factor is the person. Yes, I speak with mostly like minded people on the internet, but I am a very open minded person and like to learn different things from people. I have met and talked to very different people (although, admittedly, we shared some sort of common interest for the most part) Not everyone though. I've met and talked to people I wouldn't think I would have ended up talking to IRL for one reason or another (Like my Iraqi friend). The internet does afford us the opportunity to interact with people from all over, expanding our small little worlds, but it is the individual that sets his own limitations. Some people may choose to be close minded and not expand their horizons, but these people suck anyway so who cares tongue

[Edited on Mar 03, 2005 9:29AM]
gweggums:
you think too much.... tongue

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