Here’s an item that’s been in my “draft” folder for far too long. It’s time to unfetter this snippet, nearly two years after its capture. Tell me: Is this thought still relevant?
The internet is to human interaction as Pringles are to potatoes. Companionship and closeness are processed into an unrecognizable slurry, then reconstituted as an unnatural recreation of their original incarnation. We start as social creatures, isolate ourselves into small rooms writhing with power strips, then make friends with similarly sequestered people, trying to re-create the very communities we’re avoiding.
Lore Sjöberg, Twitter Away Your Life With Social Networking
Hat tip: Paul Redfern (Twitter it…just a little bit).
Andy writes! 