Virtual Reality

dear satchi,
indeed a very thoughtful one..some times my friends on net know what i am doing and my parents get to know it the last!! sometimes i wonder what will happen to our kids.

 

Sats
A very nice reflection on our behaviour.
As I read it I realized how true it is.

I think of the two reasons on why that you mentioned I would lean towards this one more:
Statistically speaking too, the chances of meeting people with similar perspectives on life are greater on the net, than when we look for them within our own limited social circles. There may be a 100 people out there who are willing to chat or play an online game when you want to, while it might take months or years to get someone in one's own "social" circle to make time to do so.

My experience: I found myself contantly on the internet trying to figure out the person with the same perspective as mine. Once I had identified the folks with similar perspectives I am able to control my time better in the virtual world. The knowledge that my friends will be there when I need them has given me the cushion to relax and focus on my family now.

Yes I am tempted to stay at my virtual world for a long time but I have been combating this (must admit it is very difficult) saying this mantra, " a time for everything... now go put those clothes in the laundry and get that sambar going, KAMALA!"

got to leave now Sats!...Bye

 

Ya...a thought provoking one! I have felt at times the same too... Not having the net connected, not able to speak with family members, but happily chatting online with unknown ppl...Feel attimes, very bad too for growing this kind of technology addicted! Nice write-up!

 

definetely (something - I donot want to use because in my world, these electronics are not something!)to think about Satchi. I like what you have said here Kamala

I certainly need that mantra. Satchi for me certainly what is more explorable is the need for human beings to bond and bond with some one similar even if it is just virutual! As you know, I am in the business of pursuing solitaryness All I want to do is to be able to sit quiet for a few moments and it is a challenge - i am so used to entertaining my mind...oooph....it is hard to quieten it. many of my friends very proudly share a photograph of every one with their own laptops or iphones infront of the TV. My house has a constant threat of "i will cut the cable off or change the passwords on the computers" constantly. All it needs is a reminder once a day! But I can see 'the situation' creeping in pretty soon........

Nice write up Sacthi!

 

Hmm Satchi ....very interesting topic .....

Now with so many social networking sites pouring in to the internet world, we are getting attached to Virtual world more than the real world. Internet is so addictive!

But everything will have a saturation point. Beyond that one cannot get addicted to it. At first it will be addictive but later on we will know the limits and stop by yourself and start interacting with the people around us. As far as we are concerned we still long for the human relationship not the machine. Its just part of our life.

 

A very nice writeup Satchit.... Though we are aware of the consequences... we don't want to be left behind Your statistics proves correct.. it's indeed hard to find many people with same frequency in our real circle.. and we end up finding them in our virtual circles..
I think the frequency with which we were in touch with our relatives and friends in real life hasn't changed much over time..We used to write to them once in two months with post-card, in-land letters It's just that the virtual world has moved faster to overtake that.. I don't think it's making us forget the value of relationships... I think, We still value the 'school-friends', 'college-friends', 'cousins' meet-ups and enjoy them more than the virtual ones.. what say?