I don't subscribe to Netflix, but...
Richard Corliss has written a curmudgeonly article in this week's Time called "Why Netflix Stinks" in which he bemoans the disappearance of his favorite corner video store called Kim's. I must say I was struck by the following observation:Beyond the mail delays and the botched orders, the lack of human interaction is the big problem with Netflix and its cyber-ilk. Thanks to the Internet, we can now do nearly everything- working, shopping, movie-going, social networking, having sex- on one machine at home. We're becoming a society of shut-ins. We deprive ourselves of exercise, even if it's just a stroll around the mall, until we're the shape of those blobby people in WALL*E. and we deny ourselves the random epiphanies of human contact.
(While I agree with the thought and am determined to not become as insular as he suggests, I find it amusing that one of his main illustrations was from a movie!)
I don't want to be a shut-in! I want to LIVE life!
Stop reading this and go outside and INTERACT with someone right now!
posted by Mike @ 1:31 PM
2 Comments:
Oh man, where to start commenting on this subject. Mike, we may have to actually meet face to face to discuss this! Over coffee? I'll IM you through my multi-use machine that I also watch movies on.
That's a good idea, Charlie.
However, I have decided to only communicate with people via fax machine from now on! :-P
Seriously, though. Let me know when you want to meet up.
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