Man is an island, unto himself
I've been toying with the idea that maybe man is not a social being after all.
Isn't it when we grow closer to people that we start scrutinizing their faults and start picking arguments? Maybe if we keep others at a distance, modern man will be at peace.
We find inanimate inventions better worth our time than people who have cared for us all our lives. I recently read about how social media users feel confident on these virtual platforms, where people are supportive of each other, but they fear to venture out into the real world, where attitudes are the exact opposite. With the coming of the first robotic citizen and so forth, I wouldn't be surprised if man became entirely devoid of emotions. Reading Brave New World and 1984 gives serious chills in this time of speculation.
Isn't it when we grow closer to people that we start scrutinizing their faults and start picking arguments? Maybe if we keep others at a distance, modern man will be at peace.
We find inanimate inventions better worth our time than people who have cared for us all our lives. I recently read about how social media users feel confident on these virtual platforms, where people are supportive of each other, but they fear to venture out into the real world, where attitudes are the exact opposite. With the coming of the first robotic citizen and so forth, I wouldn't be surprised if man became entirely devoid of emotions. Reading Brave New World and 1984 gives serious chills in this time of speculation.
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