> You email people you know. In an effort to broaden your horizons, you could send email to strangers in, say, China, but you don’t. couchsurfing.org: 2420358

> You email people you know. In an effort to broaden your horizons, you could send email to strangers in, say, China, but you don’t. couchsurfing.org: 2420358 members, 2808581 friendships created HN, reddit, omegle, interpals etc There are no end of examples of internet communities which create connections spanning different cultures and social groups. > Try this experiment. Go to any of the websites you ordinarily visit and attempt find a page that does not feature self-promotion, advertisements, or some opportunity to spend or “donate” your money. It’s not going to be easy. HN. That was easy. I can't quite put my finger on what is it about this essay that annoys me so much. Perhaps the pages of unsupported assertations, perhaps the fact that he can see only the similarities and not the differences, perhaps the belief that everyones online activities are as mundane and boring as the authors' apparently are.