Being Present: Moments in the Depressed Age of Information

It struck me today that I regard talking to somebody using a computer to be about as tactful as talking to somebody who's presently talking on the phone as well. I was gaming with some friends and had my camera nearby. I took a few shots are realized that I was no longer present in the moment with everyone else. Even by virtue of carrying my camera around with me I am trying to stay connected here. I know from experience this only adds to the already crushing sense of isolation we experience in our modern lives. Our social lives are connected without a single OSI layer at their most natural. Depending on them in any capacity is of course a little toxic. All the bandwidth in the world can only transmit such a mild impression of anything of value.

( Now here's where I get a little fruity, so please bear with me 'cause I'm roughing out the idea without references as I go along here )

Not Being Present

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