So, Kaycee wasn't real. I hope somebody archives those weblogs before they're removed. How can community arise on the www when this kind of uncertainty exists about every single interaction? And: Does it even matter? Surely, within the terms of online existence, there is no 'fiction', no 'unreal', everything exists at the same level of truth. A lie or a fake life becomes another facet of a personality as much as a propensity to tell bad jokes. It's something that we have to absorb and get used to in this new electropolis.
So, Kaycee wasn't real. I hope somebody archives those weblogs before they're removed. How can community arise on the www when this kind of uncertainty exists about every single interaction? And: Does it even matter? Surely, within the terms of online existence, there is no 'fiction', no 'unreal', everything exists at the same level of truth. A lie or a fake life becomes another facet of a personality as much as a propensity to tell bad jokes. It's something that we have to absorb and get used to in this new electropolis.