While trying to get a last-minute Christmas deal our internet died. The feeling of disconnectivity was so “unnatural” that it irritated me beyond words.
This weeks blog post will be on inter connectivity. What does it mean that we as Westerners and First Worlders are so interconnected and disconnected that we actually go through a form of withdrawal from being cut off from virtual reality where we have infinite instant community, stores, and entertainment for our affinities? How does this affect (infect?) our view of real reality?
Possibly related posts:
- When the World is Silent
- Disconnected, Jim Baker & Virtual Faith
- defining virtual church
- Slow down
- Disconnected, virtual church
You know, it's funny/not funny that over the past three weeks of day in/day out migraines that I could still squint through one eye to keep up to date on twitter and facebook via my blackberry. My wife would ask if I really need to do that and I'd reply, "I'll be OK for a little bit." That little bit would be 10-20 minute spurts of lightening into my brain but I could tolerate it because it was quiet and made me laugh every once in a while. Perhaps I need to get disconnected for a little while so I can squint at my kids' chess board or pretty princess drawing. With that I'm out. I hear some little feet calling for Daddy's attention. (I might be back later. It depends on if Dawn hides my phone.)
I could more easily fast from food for 2-3 days than "fast" from the Internet. I cannot distinguish between it and real life anymore, even though I have a full, busy life and a family (4 kids). I know all too well what you're talking about, and it's scary. It definitely affects my prayer life — Jesus is like a Facebook friend to me.