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Computers are not social - they are oversized counters. Networks are not social - they are mediums to carry what counters produce. Groups of people can be soc
by kunley 16y ago
Computers are not social - they are oversized counters.
Networks are not social - they are mediums to carry what counters produce.
Groups of people can be social - but if they use less expressive way of communication (read: words typed as text without the body language) then these groups of people are less social, not more. And uttering a phrase "social network" thousand times will not change this reality.
- glhaynes 16y agoless expressive way of communication (read: words typed as text without the body language) Are books less expressive than in-person communication? I'd say they're differently expressive.
- kunley 16y agoIf you can't see it, ask your manager. Or your manager's manager. Or someone who is actually using nlp or stuff like that. Or just grab a (any) book on psychology. But of course, if somebody doesn't want to think on it because I offended his beloved toy for communicating, he will tend to argue endlessly instead. That's one of the most basic human behaviors: everyone is justifying what he's spending time on.
- chc 16y agoI think blind people would disagree with your hypothesis. There are many ways to socialize. I prefer some, but other people have vastly different preferences. If you're connecting with someone else on a personal level, I don't see how that's not social.