A long over-due crosspost from gnovis! Way back in 2011 I embarked on a project exploring the colloquial distinction between “the Internet” and “the real” — as in, “Linda, why don’t you join us in the real world instead of texting your friends?” I interviewed friends, parents, and acquaintances hoping to identify the differences between … Continue reading Phenomenology of the Virtual and the Real
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The following is an excerpt from a paper I wrote for my phenomenology class last year about the virtual and the real. I conducted about fifteen in-depth interviews on the general topic of "the Internet", trying to get people to reveal their biases and narrative methods of talking about the Internet, and also trying to … Continue reading #theinternet: A Phenomenology of the Virtual and the Real (Part 1)