The Body and the Community and the Computer

Date: Sun, 19 Jan 1997 23:02
From: Fran

When surfing around last years sight, I was particularly interested in section six which had to do with the body and community in this computer age we live in. This subject has been one that has interested me for a while. How do interactions through the computer differ from real life meetings, or phone conversations or letters? Is their an essential essence of being human that is lost when meeting, learning about, or talking to people via the computer? Can you really come to know someone through these types of interactions? Is the internet really bridging the gap between people or just the opposite.

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