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Excerpt from "Losing Your Voice On The Internet", James DiGiovanna
"The Internet is the doting aunt
they never had, the schoolmates
who pay attention to them, the
parents who care what they think.
But more importantly, the Internet
let's them leave a trace, a mark
of their existence. It is hard
proof that they exist. One only
need look at one's latest Usenet
posting, and the response it
received, to be assured of one's
own being. People can feel like
they count, like they're on the
rolls or even in the book. They
are recorded, and in being recorded
they stand forth from the masses and attain themselves--they become
individuals worthy of recognition.
The most pathetic example of this
is the 'personal homepage'...Like
bizarre, sad, personal ads, these
pages feature a few 'facts' about
their creator...and the 'opportunity'
to download a picture of the owner
of the page...I can only wonder who
would actually download one of these
pictures, who (besides myself, sadly)
actually visits these sites, or if
anyone visits them."
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