Internet is a breeding ground for loneliness. I am feeling more and more alone, even though we are all growing increasingly hyperconnected. I don't think I'm the only one that feels this way.
In terms of convenience, sure, now we can do everything more quickly these days: disseminate thoughts/ideas/opinions, pay bills, keep in contact with friends and acquaintances. But that also leaves less time in a day, because employers/people are getting used to having things done so fast, and instantaneously. We are being robbed of time and life, and quality of life.
Yes, we can meet people we date. But we can also meet people we cheat on loved ones with, meet people who betray us down the road with electronic footprints.
I feel like I'm suffering from information overload. It's great that I can Google all these things these days, but sometimes, do I really want to know? And just because something is on a webpage doesn't make it any more or less valid, truthful or not. (People seem to forget this...the phenomenon of misinformation)
I was scared with Friendster, because people on my friends' list who didn't know each other would start trying to find out information about each other and me. (Who is this guy? Did you sleep with him? etc. How do you guys know each other?) I started rapidly deFriendstering people. Who needs fake friends, friendsters, frenemies with Schaudenfraude?
Basically it was a whole endless stream of gossip that wouldn't stop.
Same happened with Livejournal and Xanga.
So are we relegated to being faceless beings now if we want to have any say at all?
I've read a few articles that say we, as people, are feeling increasingly individualistic and self-preservationist, to the point where we only trust a handful of people as true friends, and loved ones.
And that makes me feel very sad. And very lonely. And very, very alone.
theorista posted on Jul 24, 2006
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hotaka said on Aug 01, 2006....
I have met a lot of people in my life, many of them through girlfriends. Whenever I broke up with someone I lost that group of friends. Only one person still stayed friends with me sort of and that was because he was friends with my best friend. Basically, I have said goodbye to more people than I have kept around me. One woman told me that after so many years (she's fifty something) she was tired of always trying to maintain frienships with people who wouldn't make the same effort. So, she decdied to make a list of the seven or eight people who still proved to be good friends and forget the rest. If you have a few good people who love you and will be there for you it's better than having a large group that you don't really feel comfortable opening up to in times of hardship. That's the hard part. Having people all around that you don't feel you can trouble with your troubles. SoulCast has introduced me to a lot of nice people and I am happy to exchange thoughts with them. It's sad to think though that SC is only a few months old and that as our lives change we will slowly be dropping out to be replaced by new people. Very few really deep friendships can come out of this because we don't really know each other. Somehow, however, I find comfort in the fact that in a group of strangers there are people who will show care and concern for each other. In a world of strangers there are still many good people out there who are ready to respond with whatever love you are willing to give. -
Ormocanon said on Sep 22, 2006....
Hey, why don't you look at a half-filled glass of water as "half full" instead of "half empty" ?
Whether you like it or not, some people will hurt you emotionally, unconsciously or deliberately.
On the other hand, there are those who love you and care about you. It's just the way things are.
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