The Internet is a data transfer mechanism. Considering it equivalent to people or living things is a mistake. It can be used to deliver elaborate illusions, w

The Internet is a data transfer mechanism. Considering it equivalent to people or living things is a mistake. It can be used to deliver elaborate illusions, which are fun, but you have to have the ability to lose yourself in illusions for that to work, and at a certain point it's not healthy. But we live in a world that is anything but healthy except for the very, very well-off, and sometimes it's better to be lost in illusions rather than allowing oneself to be totally destroyed/subsumed in a hostile, unconquerable reality. > does it produce convenience at the expense of contentment? I don't understand those who have a constant/ambient need to interact with whoever is near them--seems to be a vehicle to relieve boredom. I don't want to talk to people while I buy groceries, renew my driver's license, or do other mundane stuff, and if someone is just talking to me because they are bored, that is something they need and I don't - honestly, it's not my job to entertain you. So I'm very glad of these conveniences such as online shopping, etc. and I am fine with it happening at the expense of those who use me for their own boredom relief/contentment without regard to mine.