“Commentators frequently blame MMORPGs for an increasing sense of isolation modern life. But virtual worlds are less a cause of that isolation than a response to it. Virtual worlds give back what has been scooped out of modern life. The virtual world is in important ways more authentically human than the real world. It gives us back community, a feeling of competence, and a sense of being an important person whom people depend on.” PeopleWorldWayGivingHumansPersonsHas BeensImportantRealFeelingsCausesCommunityModernDependsBlameResponseIsolationReal WorldGiving BackCompetenceModern LifeCommentatorsVirtual RealityImportant PersonVirtual World Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“At times, the biggest challenge in embracing simplicity will be the vague feeling of isolation that comes with it, since private sacrifice doesn't garner much attention in the frenetic world of mass culture.” WorldFeelingsCultureChallengesAttentionSacrificeMassSimplicityIsolationVagueMass Culture Book:Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel Source: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
“Art and literature have given so many people the relief of feeling connected - pulled us out of isolation. It has let us know that somebody else breathed and dreamed and had sex and loved and raged and knew loneliness the way we do.” PeopleKnowsWayArtFeelingsLiteratureGivenSexLonelinessConnectedIsolationRelief Author:Adrienne Rich