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New media offers real advantages, but always at a price, for "media aren't just channels of information... they also shape the process of thought" (6). And what is the process of thought the internet rewards? The internet rewards swift skimming and undermines deep concentration and contemplation. »more

Though the internet gives the sense of connecting us to others, this is nothing but an illusion. We remain alone before a screen with our own desires at center stage. The vast majority of self-expression is little more than self-indulgence and self-promotion. Imagination and creativity are rare. The self-expression may be amusing, but rarely moving. »more

The new wired world we live in is not all sunshine and roses. The vast majority of the internet is little more than “ignorance meets egoism meets bad taste meets mob rule.” The radical democratization of all voices does not lend itself to greater truth. Though all people are entitled to their own opinion, not every opinion is of equal weight or value. »more

"Real life" consists primarily of normal, common, mundane, routine events and activities. If we cannot find love, life, God, and relationships in this context, a video-screen, flashing lights, pounding music, and high-speed internet access will not provide these things either. »more