I keep reading about how MySpace, Second Life and Twitter, etc., are changing the world. I not only don’t believe it, but hope that it’s not true.

I find it tragic that people would rather sit alone in a room and interact with friends** online, as opposed to getting together in person or having a phone conversation.

I asked a guy I know well about that and his response stunned me—he said that he doesn’t have time to go out or yak on the phone, which is really weird since I know he spends 5-15+ hours a week in these online venues.

As to Twitter, it takes me back to when 900 numbers were a new toy; Jose Canseco had one and people paid per minute to hear him talk about what he had for breakfast. People paid money for that, whereas they pay for Twitter in time, but the inanity still costs.

Granted, I’m not an early adopter, I’m a Luddite wannabe, so my opinion isn’t worth much, but John C. Dvorak and Lance Ulanoff of PC magazine are knowledgeable and their comments sure confirmed my gut reaction.

**The term “friend” as used online is a whole different discussion.

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