| In my short life, after years of talking too much, I’ve | | | | come across some serious rooms where the true |
| come to realize that if one is always speaking, one | | | | intent of the creators has come to fruition. I guess |
| never listens. If you never listen to others, well, | | | | it’s good that bored people in our technological |
| you’re limiting your access to a lot of knowledge | | | | society have others to talk to. It means depressed |
| and information. Recently, after much deliberation I | | | | adolescents may feel more connected to others and |
| thought I’d check out what the world of Chat | | | | not so alone in the world, maybe even having a |
| Rooms is like. People talk to each other by text, voice, | | | | positive effect on a possibly suicidal youth. But, I do feel |
| and web cam. This is a really big phenomenon; I | | | | this nonsensical chitchat is a sign of our next |
| wanted to see what all the fuss is about. I expect | | | | generation’s apathetic view of present reality in our |
| there are many Cam Chat rooms where people with | | | | postmodern culture. When reading the text from a |
| similar interests get to know each other, and share | | | | supposedly religious discussion, and hearing graphic use |
| their perspectives on various aspects of life. These | | | | of derogatory terminology, I really have to wonder |
| are great, much cheaper than telephones, and multiple, | | | | about the present spiritual beliefs of my culture. I’m |
| random people can chat to one another | | | | a true believer of the concept that technology is here |
| simultaneously. But I speak the truth, and my | | | | to further the consciousness of humanity. Computers |
| preconceived ideas about mindless gossip from jaded | | | | and the Internet can help bring all of us in the world |
| humans were sadly affirmed as I arbitrarily checked | | | | together, thus evolving our society to the next level. |
| chat rooms that supposedly discussed important | | | | After looking at chat rooms, I feel there is a need to |
| subjects. It seems some people are just very bored, | | | | integrate more wisdom and compassion into our |
| and want to be cool and swear on-line, insulting others, | | | | ‘new world’ generation. Having the technology is |
| and giving this area of information technology a bad | | | | great, but it is only one half of the equation. To make |
| name. I think a lot of people are using the rooms solely | | | | the Internet work properly, I think we need to instill the |
| for personal conversation that contextually no one else | | | | same faith we have in science, into a faith that |
| can understand. I went to a Cam Chat room about | | | | encompasses the actual creators of the information |
| religion, and then to one about tattoos and it seemed | | | | and communication tools-humanity itself. We seem to |
| like the same people were talking. Most of the | | | | realize that we can invent many great things, but it |
| conversation didn’t even touch the supposed | | | | looks like we’re missing out on the great truth: that |
| subject matter. It was definitely a disenchanting | | | | we ourselves are part of, and made of something |
| experience but hopefully with more research I hope to | | | | great in itself: Life. (Existence! |