I admit to being a pessimist; now let me think of some of the consequences of Too Much Internet, with the preamble that I'm not claiming it's a bad thing, howev

I admit to being a pessimist; now let me think of some of the consequences of Too Much Internet, with the preamble that I'm not claiming it's a bad thing, however I would like to get rid of all the algorithmically generated trash cluttering everything up in an attempt to appeal to absolutely everyone and succeeding on hardly anyone. 1. We find it more difficult to engage with people who are around us, because our favorite parts of the internet share our exact interests. Very few in our immediate locality can match it. 2. We find it difficult to disengage from our greatest interests because there is a nearly limitless stream of new information flowing from our chosen corners of the internet. Some mundane but necessary tasks get neglected. 3. The internet in all its vastness can contain something that seems like our ideal version of the world. Coming back to the reality of most of our lives can bring on depression. I'm not out to change the way we interact with the internet, but perhaps if we can remain cognizant of how it's affecting us we'll be able to continue treating each other like human beings. It's easy to forget...