we seem to be on the brink of talking about human

LANGUAGE

The Internet is an interesting place to begin, because in some ways it is not a good example of human discourse, & many commentators would be surprised at the suggestion that the typical exchange of views on an internet forum is less one-sided than a conversation with the dead.

That remark may seem uncharitable, given the nature of our project & the fact that the Internet underlies my main means of support, and no disrespect is intended toward the medium or the technology.

my point is that the Internet represents an abstraction and generalization of alder forms of human communication, ranging from arts and letters to graffiti, so that while it offers new approaches to creative interaction through language, it also permits other forms of linguistic expression less associated with discourse than with vandalism.

The concern you express for face-to-face encounters is well placed and precisely relevant here - many writers have returned to this issue recently as a starting point for understanding the negative side of the networked interaction, from the inextinguishable flame wars (abusive messages posted to discussion groups and "talkback" pages of online newspapers) to Internet-based stalking, bullying, slander and extortion. Internet discourse is a new form of "virtual communication" mediated by a network of computers through a human-machine interface, and for some people the experience of interacting directly with a machine, rather than another human being, interferes with this abstract model of human-to-human contact.
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