--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Luiz Esmiralha
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:08:24 -0500, Ron Jeffries
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I'm sure that even a really big picture of you is not as wonderful as
> > actually being with you.
> >
>
> Oh, Ron! You are such a flatterer! ;)
>
> Now seriously, I feel you are dismissing the whole point of virtual
> communities (including this one) with this argument.
> If physical contact is the only way to develop a relationship, be it
> professional or not, then why should I care to answer you and listen
> to you? And believe me, I pay a lot of attention to what people say in
> here.
> Very strong bonds can exist between people who never met physically.
> My grandma and grandpa fell in love for each other through letters.
> And this is commonplace nowadays witht the enhanced communication we
> experience through the Internet.
> It is my belief that as technology advances to allow a more realistic
> experience, this kind of relationship will become the norm, not an
> oddity.
It's not the only way, but it's a demonstrated
fact that physical presence allows a much
cleaner, higher bandwidth experiance than
any form of long distance communication yet
invented. Possibly this invention (which won't
be commercially availible for a long time, at
least in any affordable form) will change that,
but somehow I doubt it.
It's possible, of course, that my opinion
was influenced by one of Isaac Asimov's
more dystopic novels, "The Naked Sun."
John Roth
>
> Cheers,
> Luiz
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