Klarinet Archive - Posting 000309.txt from 2003/07

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Polite Reminders
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:09:04 -0400

On Wed, 09 Jul 2003 15:12:20 -0400, kenneth.wolman@-----.net said:

> ...in addition to being a medium that invites and almost demands
> fraudulent presentation of Self, the one-dimensionality of the
> Internet limits communication, abolishes irony, and destroys tone...

Just like face-to-face communication, as human history shows.

Your argument is too strong. It's possible to achieve all of those
things on the internet, even in text, with some effort. Admittedly the
medium is much more error-prone, and you can never be sure about the
matter.

But that was always true, even in much richer environments. Ever read
'Othello'?

By the way, knocking 'one-dimensionality' is a conceptual mistake.
We already have high-definition interactive audio and video from a
'one-dimensional' bit-stream.

Tony
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