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1、Unit 3 Alienation and tlie Internet Will Baker 1.The Internet provides an amazing forum for the free exchange of ideas Given the relatively few restrictions governing access and usage it is the communications modal equivalent of international waters.1 It is my personal belief that the human potentia

2、l can only be realized by the globalization of ideas I developed tliis position2 years before the Internet came into wide spread use.And I am excited at tlie potential for the Internet to dramatically alter our global society for the better.However I am also troubled by the possible miintended negat

3、ive consequences 2 There lias been much talk about the u new information age.But much less widely reported has been the notion tliat the Internet may be responsible for furthering the fragmentation of society by alienating its individual users.3 At first this might sound like an apparent contradicti

4、on：how can something,that is on the one hand responsible for global unification by enabling the free exchange of ideas,alienate the participants?3 I had a recent discussion with a friend of mine who has what he described as a“problem”with the Internet When I questioned him further he said that lie w

5、as u addicted.4 and has 44 forced himself to go off-line.He said that he felt like an alcoholic 1 in tliat moderate use of the Internet was just not possible for him.5 I have not known this fellow to be given to exaggeration therefore when he described his intemet binges,6 when he would spend over t

6、wenty-four hours on line non-stop,it gave me pause to think.He said,44 the Internet isn 41 real,but I was spending all my time on line so I just had to stop.He went on to say that all of the time that lie spent on line might have skewedy his sense of reality,and that it made him feel lonely and depr

7、essed 4 The fragmentation of society has been lamented for some time now.It seems to me tliat it probably began in earnest after World War II when a generation returned from doing great deeds overseas.They won the war and by God they were going to win tlie peace Automobile ownership became commonpla

8、ce and suburbs were created“Progress M was their mantra.8 So even prior to the Internet 4 s widespread popularity,folks were already becoming distanced from their extended families and neighbors.And when we fast-forward to today we see an almost cruel irony in that people can and often do develop on

9、-line relationships with folks on the other side of the globe.otherwise have would that time the the expense of at homes But their leaving without been available for involvement in other activities which might foster a sense of community in their villages,towns and cities.5 Last weekend my wife and

10、I invited our extended family to our home to celebrate our daughter*s birthday During the celebration my young nephew spent the entire time on my computer playing a simulated war game My brother-in-law and I were chatting nearby and it struck us that in generations past,his son my nephew,would have

11、been outside playing with liis friends.But now the little fellow goes on line to play his games against his friends in cyberspace 6 It seems to me that the Internet is a powerful tool that presents an opportunity for tlie advancement of the acquisition and application of knowledge However,based on m

12、y personal experience I can understand how,as they surf the web some folks might be confronted with cognitive overload.9 And I can also understand how one might have his or her sense of reality distorted in the process Is the Internet a real place?Depending upon how a“real place is defined it might

13、very well be.At the very least,I believe that when we use the Internet,we are forced to ask fundamental questions about how we perceive the world about 11s一perhaps another unintended consequence Some would argue that the virtual existences created by some users who debate,shop,travel and have romanc

14、e on line are in fact not real While others would argue that,since in practical terms folks are debating shopping,travelling and havdng romance,the converse is time 7 All of tliis being said I believe that the key to realizing the potential of the Internet is in achieving balance in our lives.This w

15、ould allow us to maximize its potential without losing our sense of place.10 However like most things that is easier said than done It seems to me that we are a society that values immediate gratification above all else,and what better place to acliieve it than in cyberspace,where the cyber-world is

16、 your cyber-oyster.11 The widespread use of the automobile forever changed our society and culture,and perhaps a similar sort of thing is occurring now.I am not at all certain where tlie information superhighway will lead us:some say to Utopia,12 while others feel it s tlie road to hell.But I do kno

17、w that we all have the ability to maintain our sense of place in the world.Whether we choose to take advantage of this ability is another matter 因特网与人际之疏远 威尔贝克 1 因特网为思想的自由交流提供了 个非凡的平台。由于登录和使用互联网的限制相对较少,它的较少它的作用就等同于通讯传播中的公海我个人认为人类潜能只有通过思想的全球化才能我为因特网给全球社会的更好发在因特网广为应用之前许多年我就有了这样的立场实现展带来的巨大变化振奋不已然而我也为预料

18、之外的负而这方而的报道却少得多乍听起来这似乎相互矛种东西怎么会既能让人们自由地交流思想从而使全球融为体同时又让参与者彼此疏远呢我位朋友自称使用因特网出了问題最近我和他讨论了这个问题我进步追问时他说他有网瘾经常得强己的网瘾说常常连续泡网天夜时这引起了我的思考他说网络世界不是真实的但我还偏偏把自己所有时间花在网络上所以我不得不悬崖勒马他接着说他在网上花的那么参时间使他扭曲了现实感让他觉得孤单压抑郁郁寡欢人家哀叹社会作用就等同于通讯传播中的公海。我个人认为人类潜能只有通过思想的全球化才能我为因特 网给全球社会的更好发在因特网广为应用之前许多年我就有了这样的立场。实现。.展带来的巨大变化振奋不已。然而

19、，我也为预料之外的负而后果感到困扰。2 关于“新的信息时代”人们谈论得很多。但是，互联网使网民之间彼此疏远，从而导致社 会的进步土崩瓦解，对这方而的报道却少得多。乍听起来这似乎相互矛厉：种东西怎么会既 能让人们自由地交流思想，从而使全球融为体，同时又让参与者彼此疏远呢？3 我位朋友自称使用因特网出了“问題”，最近我和他讨论了这个问题。我进步追问时他 说他有“网瘾”，经常得“强制”自己离线下网。他觉得自己像个酒鬼，因为他就是无法有节制 地上网。据我所知，此人不喜欢夸大其词，因此当他描述自己的网瘾，说常常连续泡网天夜 时，这引起了我的思考。他说：“网络世界不是真实的，但我还偏偏把自己所有时间花在网

20、络上，所以我不得不悬崖勒马。”他接着说他在网上花的那么参时间使他扭曲了现实感，让他觉得孤单 压抑，郁郁寡欢。4 人家哀叹社会的四分五裂由来已久。在我看来，这种分裂真正始于第二次世界人战结束后，当时代人在海外完成宏伟事业之后荣归故里。他们打贏r战争，面对上帝,他们还要贏得和平。小汽车变得普及，人们建起了郊区。“进步”是时常挂在他们嘴边的口号。于是甚至早于因特网 人行其道之时，人们早就疏远了人家庭的其他成员和左邻右舍。我们把场景快进到今天，见到的 情景几乎可以说是残酷的讽刺：人们足不出户就经常能和远在地球另端的人建立网络关系，但 这样做的代价是：他们花掉了很多时间，而这些时间本来可以在他们自己的村

21、了和城镇里投身于 各项活动，从而培养社区观念。5 上周末我们夫妻邀请人家庭的其他成员来家里庆祝我女儿的生日。整个庆祝过程中，小外砌 把全部时间都花在我电脑上玩个模拟战争的游戏。我和妹夫就坐在边上聊天。我们都认识到，要是像几代前的先辈那样，他儿&也就是我外甥，定在外头和朋友玩耍。但如今这小家伙不 在外头玩，而是上网和虚拟空间的朋友玩游戏。6 对我来说，因特网似乎是个强人的工具，它给人们捉供个不断获取和应用知识的机会。然而，通过我自己的亲身经历，我能够理解当某些人上网的时候，是如何面临认知超载的。我也 同样明白个人的现实感在上网过程中如何彼扭曲。网络空间是真实的吗？按照界定“真实处所”的宦义，网络

22、空间很可能是真实的。退万步说，我相信上网时，我们会被迫拷问自己些基本 问题，比如我们如何感知周围的世界一一或许这是另个预料之外的后果。有人或许会说，用户 在网上唇枪舌剑、购物旅游、谈情说爱的虚拟存在并不真实：而另些人主张说，按实际的说法，人们确实在网上唇枪舌剑、购物旅游、谈情说爱，那么网络世界就应该是真实的。7 说了这么多，我认为发挥因特网潜能的关键在于在生活中取得平衡。这能使我们最人程度地 挖掘网络潜能而不迷失自己。然而，就像人多数事理那样，说易行难。在我看来，我们这个社会 似乎最崇尚及时行乐，要实现这-点，还有比网络空间更好的场所吗？在网络上你可以想干什么 就干什么。汽车的广泛使用永远改变

23、了我们的社会和文化，类似的事情现在也在发生。我压根不 确定“信息高速公路”将会把我们引向何方：有人说它会把我们带入乌托邦，但但我确信我们都 有能力保持我们在世界上的方位感。而另些人觉得它是通往地狱之路。.是我们能否选择利用这种能力却是另外回事。较少它的作用就等同于通讯传播中的公海我个人认为人类潜能只有通过思想的全球化才能我为因特网给全球社会的更好发在因特网广为应用之前许多年我就有了这样的立场实现展带来的巨大变化振奋不已然而我也为预料之外的负而这方而的报道却少得多乍听起来这似乎相互矛种东西怎么会既能让人们自由地交流思想从而使全球融为体同时又让参与者彼此疏远呢我位朋友自称使用因特网出了问題最近我和他讨论了这个问题我进步追问时他说他有网瘾经常得强己的网瘾说常常连续泡网天夜时这引起了我的思考他说网络世界不是真实的但我还偏偏把自己所有时间花在网络上所以我不得不悬崖勒马他接着说他在网上花的那么参时间使他扭曲了现实感让他觉得孤单压抑郁郁寡欢人家哀叹社会