> I question your premise. Are you and I actually communicating right now in an emotionally meaningful, fulfilling way? I very rarely have that during the 9 ho

> I question your premise. Are you and I actually communicating right now in an emotionally meaningful, fulfilling way? I very rarely have that during the 9 hours I'm around people every day at work. Just because we're not engaging in that way right now has nothing to do with the medium, but the participants and the forum/context in which they are engaging. My 2$ is that the digital medium doesn't by design take anything away from how meaningful an interaction is. Emotion can be conveyed in a multitude of ways, most of which carry just fine over the internet.