The big question is can your virtual life replace your real one? Richard @ mementomari touched on this a little in a post and some of the comments also touched on this very idea too. As humans have evolved we’ve gained various skills and ability&…

I read an article a few weeks ago describing how the advance of communication technology is negatively affecting people’s ability to interact with one another in person.

What they’ve found is that children who use the instant message technology as their primary means of communication with their peers struggle to express themselves without the technology.

Any kind of virtual interaction with friends needs to be balanced with real social interaction. Besides, the same article said that the meaning of at least half of whatever is communicated through typed messages is lost because of the lack of body language to deliver the “unspoken” portion of the message.

If you’re living in the online world where half of what you say is misinterpreted, then how well does one’s online buddies know you anyway?