![]() ![]() Some of us were born on the internet and our lives are better for it. The silence of a church weighs heavy on the person considered most sinful. The silence of an open field reminds me of how alone my home town made me feel. I just don’t think he can appreciate what technology has done for people that weren't served by traditional societies. ![]() This is what we want to celebrate with Being Human - the awe of being alive and the thrill of discovering what it means to be us, the greatest wonder in the world. I’m sure the author is speaking his truth. But to be human is to be at the centre of our own universe, to experience life in all its colours and all its potential. ![]() I’m a queer agnostic narcoleptic without a drivers license - AKA absolutely screwed for social connections in the Midwest. In my opinion, the Midwest is a cold, lonely place to grow up without the internet. People like me who grew up in communities that didn’t understand them whether they were nerdy, queer, or just non religious. ![]() Aside from a few friends from school, my social network was online. My father saw computers as something to learn from and use as an advantage that other people in our income bracket didn’t have.Īnd so I grew up with the internet, chatting on forums, instant messengers, and even MMORPGs. While we weren’t poor, our lives weren’t exactly laden with many luxuries. My father was an early adopter in home computers, dial-up internet, and IRC communities. ![]()
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