So this is now my nth blog on the web. I've started so many blogs I've already lost count of them...in fact I've already forgotten how to access some of them. It's just funny to think that somewhere in cyberspace, I have blog sites floating about with information about my ooooo soooo marvelously exciting existence...haha! This reminds me of what one of my students told me yesterday...he said that all these online social networks and blogs have brought about some sort of disease on people. Ever since the internet gave man the venue to make his life seem less ordinary through these social networks and blogs, he developed an addiction to attention. It's interesting how the number of hits on your site and the number of comments you get on your entries or your status determine how well loved or popular you are.
It's kinda sad how people these days may be relying on these things for their sense of importance and relevance. I should know 'cause lately I've found myself doing just that. It's silly how a tiny red bubble on the lower right side of my computer screen can 'cause my heart to skip a beat when I get feedback about my activities online and my shoulders to drop when I realize that it's just a notification about some quiz I need to take. I know a lot of people who've been spending hours after hours sitting in front of their computers updating their sites and blogs instead of going home to be with their families or going out to drink and have fun with friends. It's been said millions of times before that the internet has made the world smaller and has enabled us to have closer ties with friends...but could it be that the internet actually has made man feel even more alone and isolated than he has ever been?
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