so this post is a little late, and honestly, i wasn't even going to write it until last night something really got me thinking.
i am a huge sports fan. i'm a lot more interested in the score of some obscure football or basketball game than some new website technology. as i was reading through things about digg and other sites like it, i felt really taken aback. i had heard of digg, but i had no idea how to use it or no idea there were so many even more advanced sites similar to it. i felt like i really was missing out on something big. then, last night i sat down to watch my beloved buffalo bills take on the cowboys for our first home monday night football game in 13 years.
the bills lost the game 25-24. sure anyone could see those numbers posted on one of a million websites this morning. they could use RSS readers and all kinds of other things to check out articles and blog posts about the game from around the world. but for those three plus hours that the game was on, people like me watching were taken on an unmatched emotional rollercoaster ride. there was jubilation, disappointment, shock, awe, sadness and elation. the range of human emotion was stretched to the limit and then pulled a few more inches.
no matter how much you read about it or how many highlights you watched, there is no substitute for being a part of that experience while it happened. i guess it's almost hypocritical for me to say that because i only watched the game on TV. the 74,000+ actually at the game got the true feeling. you do forge some powerful connections with those watching the game with you so i must say. i always feel connected to everyone watching actually. but anyways, the point is, the most exciting parts of life are things that can be felt. raw emotion. it can be awesome, it can be heartbreaking. often times it's a bit of both. this is what makes us human. those numb to this are really missing out. so, in conclusion, technology is great. it makes the impossible possible so many times it seems, but the bottom line is, there is simply so substitute for the human experience and connecting with others in a head-on collision of feelings and emotion.
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"there is simply no substitute for the human experience and connecting with others in a head-on collision of feelings and emotion"
Exactly...! And that's the reason I believe Second Life is sad in some ways. It tries to replace real emotions and human connections. Linden Labs want us to believe have a drink online is "the future". It's not! And if anyone out there believes ot, It's probably already too late!
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