Gwern addresses this issue in his essay, "The Melancholy of Subculture Society" [1]. In it, he focuses on this very issue. Society is fragmenting as information

Gwern addresses this issue in his essay, "The Melancholy of Subculture Society" [1]. In it, he focuses on this very issue. Society is fragmenting as information technology allows people to congregate by interest rather than by geography. As a result, we have deep conversations online, with others in our subcultures, but shallow (or even nonexistent) conversations with those who happen to be geographically close to us, but with whom we do not share interests. I've noticed this in my own life, to a certain extent. I have deep and fascinating conversations with people online about all sorts of topics. But off the Internet, when I don't know if you're interested in the same things that I am, I'm a bit (well, more than a bit) boring. [1] http://www.gwern.net/The%20Melancholy%20of%20Subculture%20Society http://www.gwern.net/The%20Melancholy%20of%20Subculture%20So...