Thursday, March 18, 2010
Reality is a Nice Place to Visit but I Wouldn't Want to Live There
When you log onto the internet you'll quickly notice that there's no lack of courage in people's hearts to express themselves. This paves the way to an enviornment where free expression is rampant (to the dismay of some individuals in authority no doubt) and all the prejudices, hatreds, all the worst traits become multiplied. There's no short supply, as a quick Google search would hasten to demonstrate, of nazis, pedophiles, animal abusers, thug scum and other sick, perverse individuals. Is it that the illusion of anonymity strengthens what's already there because it provides a safe haven, a stomping ground so to speak, for this kind of depravity? Whatever the case may be, the initial point stands. What, then, if all our lives were merely data in a computer simulation? If we all existed in some sort of "cyber space"? What is obvious, then, might have a subtle, yet overt affect on society as we know it. Living in the "internet". Much like the Dave Chapelle skit, it would be akin to hell. Is akin, if you're so inclined to believe.
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