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- From: SMCMILLN@NUACVM.ACNS.NWU.EDU
- Subject: Re: cyberspace society
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- References: <Dya6TB1w165w@west.darkside.com> <92321.094348RHASKINS@UMAB.BITNET>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:03:29 GMT
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- In article <92321.094348RHASKINS@UMAB.BITNET>
- Robert Haskins <RHASKINS@UMAB.BITNET> writes:
-
- >
- >The "Captain's" reference to _Tron_ as the first pardigm of a
- >Cyberspace society is very apt. It's the earliest instance of
- >it I remember, too.
-
- >
- >I often wonder how issues surrounding value systems could be
- >enhanced/altered/rendered insignificant through a cyberspace
- >environment -- some examples: sexual preference, religious
- >intolerance, capitalistic greed, etc.
- >
- >Bob
- I've gotta agree with Bob on this, especially his point about
- the negation of value systems applicable in face to face/ voice
- to voice interaction when interacting on the Net. I'm new to all
- this, and the one thing that has really impressed me is how there
- is almost no sense of the identity to other people on the Net beyond
- what they put in. Virtual Egalitarianism? Any thoughts?
-
- *************************** Scott Mc *******************************
-
- " History repeats itself: the first time it is
- tragedy, the second time farce."
- -- Karl Marx
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