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RE: Salt and Shadow: The illusion of the internet.

in #writing8 years ago

I think reality wins (as @papa-pepper said) or should be at least 50% or more of ones life experience. There are thinks missing from the internet experience that make IRL more potent.

The senses that aren't stimulated are touch, smell, and taste.

Think about the millions of textures associated with one season that is upon us: crunchy leaves, soggy leaves, smooth leaves, slug slime, crisp air, sugary cider donuts, apple cider, leaf piles, apple pie crust, etc. Compared to the buttons on a keyboard, surface of a computer mouse, and screen. There are only so many things where visual representations are ok. It is often the multisensory experiences that form strong memories.

Taste is a world unto itself and goes along with smell. There are few substitutes online for a good smell of a candle. Or the taste of apple crisp and the smooth fruit and cookie crunch that go along with it.

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Thanks for the thoughts, very well said! Let's hope those other senses we reserve for real life get used as often as the ones we use n our virtual lives, they are, after all, the most real!