this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2025
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A Boring Dystopia
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This is the notion that I always hated growing up. We are humans interacting with other right right fucking now. And we are doing so over the internet.
The internet is a literal communications tool for fuck's sake!
There is a noticable difference in electronic communication. Before the internet there were plenty of people that hated being on the phone instead of face to face. Something is lost with each loss of the physical experience. From in person to voice to text. Granted video calls actually are a bit of an improvment to a phone call as far as human connection goes.
Yes, there’s something lost, but there’s something gained as well. By linking to things, we can refer people to a source without sending them to the library. We can show others photos or diagrams without having to carry them around in our pockets all the time. We aren’t bound by time or distance.
yet so many sources are of questionable quality and so rarely are the pictures of anything useful. We have greatly increased efficiency but often have lost quality.