Unless you are a bot, interacting with orher bots. Damn, I feel old thinking how the internet used to be good.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
A society in which human interaction is all but obsolete?
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!
Nikelui@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
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.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 weeks ago
I’m sure people made the same arguments against writing letters and the telegraph.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Only 80 years ago, maths profs literally picketed calculators being allowed in schools. 🤓
HubertManne@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
true but I think they had a point then. especially given the limits of the telegraph. thats like email and the original text message in some ways.
KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
What do you mean original text message?