before the internet...there was fireRecently, a friend abandoned the EtheR for more earthly pursuits of face to face contact and real world experience. I guess ultimately his virtual community proved unfulfilling. In a world more detached from the natural environment than ever I can hardly blame him. Lately my wife has been going online each morning to check the weather, I keep suggesting she go outside, breathe in the air, and look up at the sky. It seems many of us have reached a place where it is necessary to reassess both the benefits and pitfalls of relying so much on technology and all the connections we are leaving behind in the name of "progress".
analog, self-timed photo, set on a stump, close to the earth.
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I can relate to those feelings; especially working in an office in front of a computer with internet access. After six years, I've grown bored with the online thing; miss being out and about in the real world.
Hopefully though, good things will come and my internet time will be drastically reduced. That'd be nice.
Nice indeed. But it is surprisingly hard to pull away voluntarily. The force is strong. Try NOT staring into a crackling fire, then turn and walk away from it's warmth into the dark.
I'm not sure many would know how to get on with out it these days. And to me that's scary.
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