But we are still very much absorbed by something, it's just that the individual pieces are blended together into this new thing: The web, or The Scroll. If you

But we are still very much absorbed by something, it's just that the individual pieces are blended together into this new thing: The web, or The Scroll. If you're interested in a more rigorous/academical take on this stuff I recommend checking out Marshall Mcluhan (There are some clips on the YouTube) He wrote about TV in the 60s but his ideas are startlingly relevant and provoking.