Andrew Eldritch
Definitely Not Goth
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The recent discussions on entertainment and online identities got me thinking about the difference I experience between memories I have of things I did online and things I did in real life. Going to a concert with friends is a more valuable experience for me than watching a YouTube video of the same concert and playing a boardgame irl makes me happier and more fulfilled than playing an online game with friends. Reading shit on the computer or on my phone makes me feel less satisfied with myself than reading a book. There is a big difference for me between irl experiences and memories and online ones, with the online world feeling a lot less real and a lot less important. A lot of the issues that are hot topics online are non-existent for me when I go outside.
I'm especially curious how the post-coof zoomers experience this, you have spent part of your formative years online having classroom experiences and hanging out with friends instead of irl and you are all absorbed by your phones. Are the memories you have of things you did online as real to you as the things you did in the real world? Is there a difference between the two or is there an overlap? How important is the digital world to you?
I'm especially curious how the post-coof zoomers experience this, you have spent part of your formative years online having classroom experiences and hanging out with friends instead of irl and you are all absorbed by your phones. Are the memories you have of things you did online as real to you as the things you did in the real world? Is there a difference between the two or is there an overlap? How important is the digital world to you?