Wired Cities
I'm sure you've seen this Wired article that talks about how Technology Brings Us Closer Together, makes it more interesting to live in cities than to spread apart and telecommute.
And I just wanted to bring that up again, to say I can completely vouch for this.
My local, physical, human life is so much richer because of tech. Almost every single one of my local and remote friends I owe to the Net. Also, my entire dating history, from 17 years old and onwards. My house, my car, my boat, my profession -- all due to the Net.
And the article is right, it makes living in cities, living close to your friends, that much more interesting and easier. I have certainly got to know my home city way more than I ever would have without technology. And, given just a couple of minutes of net research (most of the time due to low-key sites like Yahoo Yellow Pages), every new and strange city that I'm planning to visit suddenly opens up and becomes familiar, dotted with circles of light and civilization.
I raise my cup to cities, to friends, and to this beautiful hideous series of tubes that encircles our planet.
And I just wanted to bring that up again, to say I can completely vouch for this.
My local, physical, human life is so much richer because of tech. Almost every single one of my local and remote friends I owe to the Net. Also, my entire dating history, from 17 years old and onwards. My house, my car, my boat, my profession -- all due to the Net.
And the article is right, it makes living in cities, living close to your friends, that much more interesting and easier. I have certainly got to know my home city way more than I ever would have without technology. And, given just a couple of minutes of net research (most of the time due to low-key sites like Yahoo Yellow Pages), every new and strange city that I'm planning to visit suddenly opens up and becomes familiar, dotted with circles of light and civilization.
I raise my cup to cities, to friends, and to this beautiful hideous series of tubes that encircles our planet.