The Internet is a Parasite and the Human Race is the Host

I can remember how slowly the Brits initially warmed to the idea of the internet. They loved to text and email, especially on their blackberries, but as for the rest, it took them a while to adjust. I guess looking back their suspicions were justified, but that was a different time and a different Britain.

Of course, it’s all changed now. Whole generations have been brought up to expect infinite entertainment, instant information, and a legion of friends from around the world. How the hell is the real world supposed to compete with that?

In fact, I think there’ll be a time when a whole generation will refuse to go outside. For the internet is world is a world within a world, brightly coloured and highly simplistic. Offering the social benefits of virtual community without the commitment of any true solidarity. The internet pushes a false paradigm, shifting mass opinion and easing gullible minds as the real world slowly dies.

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