Hi all.
Just to say I've got a new blog at www.elainejeremiah.wordpress.com so I won't be using this one as often. I will still check it but most of my blog entries will be at my new site.
I just fancied trying WordPress as I'd seen a lot of fellow writers' blogs who use it and they just looked fantastic and more comprehensive than Blogger.
So I hope you will follow me over to my new site and enjoy it as much as you have this one!
Elaine.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Virtual reality
We're all using computers so much more these days; I for one feel like I use one all the time. Having access to a computer means we can be in contact with other people at the touch of a button, even if those people are on the other side of the world. Nowadays we pretty much need never be lost - our smart phones have sat nav on them and failing that if we're really stuck we can always call someone for help.
We can keep in touch with friends who've moved away or reconnect with long lost friends who we haven't seen for years. The advent of Facebook and other social network sites have made all this so much easier. I've been able to reacquaint myself with friends who I haven't seen for years and that's been lovely. Twitter is slightly different in that - certainly in my experience - it means you can connect with thousands of like-minded people, wherever your interest lies, who you may never meet or even talk to. BUT you can share thoughts and ideas with them and as I've mentioned previously on this blog, it can transform your writing or other passions you may have.
Sometimes when I'm on Facebook I feel (and this may sound daft!) a little bit envious that I've only got, what 84 friends? when my sister has over 500, and a bit left out that everyone on Facebook whose status I read seem to be having a busy interesting life and getting loads of comments on their status when I only get one or two if I'm lucky!!
Then I remember something. Facebook entries are (obviously) conducted on a computer, be it a PC, laptop, smart phone or tablet. This means that most of the people using FB are most likely at home or at work, and probably not at the time of posting their status surrounded by friends having a whale of a time. No, more likely they're on their own possibly with their kids crying in the background distracting them from updating their status! They may be surrounded by their friends virtually who're also on FB but not literally. So they're not necessarily constantly socialising even if their status makes it sound like they are. I find this quite heartening - perhaps other people's lives aren't so much better than mine!
It's all virtual reality at the end of the day - yes we're in contact with real people, but they're not in the same room as us. It's good to remember that and that sometimes it's nice to connect with people face to face - I mean in the same room, not via Skype!
Sometimes when I'm on Facebook I feel (and this may sound daft!) a little bit envious that I've only got, what 84 friends? when my sister has over 500, and a bit left out that everyone on Facebook whose status I read seem to be having a busy interesting life and getting loads of comments on their status when I only get one or two if I'm lucky!!Then I remember something. Facebook entries are (obviously) conducted on a computer, be it a PC, laptop, smart phone or tablet. This means that most of the people using FB are most likely at home or at work, and probably not at the time of posting their status surrounded by friends having a whale of a time. No, more likely they're on their own possibly with their kids crying in the background distracting them from updating their status! They may be surrounded by their friends virtually who're also on FB but not literally. So they're not necessarily constantly socialising even if their status makes it sound like they are. I find this quite heartening - perhaps other people's lives aren't so much better than mine!
It's all virtual reality at the end of the day - yes we're in contact with real people, but they're not in the same room as us. It's good to remember that and that sometimes it's nice to connect with people face to face - I mean in the same room, not via Skype!
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