I was watching buffy and the eighth episode of the first season a demon is scanned into the computers. This is a funny time as its when people where online with dialup. All the same it had a quote I feel is apropos to the current period. Truns out that show had a bit of the simpsons precog ability:
Giles: Nonsense! I simply don't adhere to a, a knee-jerk assumption that because something is new, it's better.
Ms. Calendar: This isn't a fad, Rupert! We are creating a new society here.
Giles: A society in which human interaction is all but obsolete? In which people can be completely manipulated by technology, well, well... Thank you, I'll pass.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 days ago
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!
HubertManne@piefed.social 4 days 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 4 days ago
I’m sure people made the same arguments against writing letters and the telegraph.
Nikelui@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Unless you are a bot, interacting with orher bots. Damn, I feel old thinking how the internet used to be good.