Cyberspace

I agree with the writers who say we shouldn't see cyberspace as a physical place. Cyberspace obviously isn't a physical place. You can't touch it, you can't taste it, you can't smell it. You've only got the sight and sound senses going for you. Cyberspace does try to mimic real life as best as it can, though. You can find people with similar life styles as you and create an online community for socializing(like on message boards).

Rant: I think chatting online and texting has made some of our generation sooo socially awkward. Not to pick on guys, but for instance, someone asked me to senior prom in a facebook message. You just can't do that in my opinion! lol You have to man up, and ask in person or atleast by phone. Talking through technologies can become a security blanket. This reminds me of the movie trailers I've seen for Hot Tub Time Machine. The young geeky guy says, "What if you step on a bug and the internet's never invented?" and one of the older guys makes fun of him and says, "Then you have to talk to girls with your mouth".

Times have really changed! Jay Mohr's character, Gary, on the TV show Gary Unmarried puts it best when he makes a comment about Second Life: "We didn't have anything like that when I was a kid. We had..outside." Just think of what type of virtual games they will come up with by the time we become parents! Technological leaps are happening faster and faster as the years go on.