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In regards to the question of whether the Internet has augmented or stifled the senses: i would say that it has bone both to all senses. Because philosophically, the Internet has ultimately either helped us or has hurt us, whether it has gotten someone involved in a personal or familial struggle or hasn't aided in the quest to find who built the armature for the statue of liberty. There is a never ending mass of information within each byte of Internet. I like what someone said in class when they said, it's basically the world in a computer. That concept goes along with what William Gibson says in his book, Neuromancer, when he states that cyberspace is unthinkable complexity; because, in itself, complexity is unthinkable, that's why something or someone is complex. I could go on and on, in fact , I'm getting a little overwhelmed with all the thoughts floating, sprinting rather, in and out of my head at this very moment.

The idea of human interaction and the Internet is somewhat redundant because it is humankind researching, creating, etc. everything within cyberspace, which is all being housed by the Internet. However, with humankind improving and advancing within technology, the Internet and computers, themselves are and will continue to be extremely important, for lack of a beater word, in the world we are living in today.

Technology has become such a stronghold for people and the computers and the Internet are extremely influential reasons for this dependence.

Within the very near future, a culture will emerge that is even more dependent on technology than we are now. This is the trend that has been started for a long time now and will just become more and more engraved within the motives and views of people and the culture surrounding each individual. Furthermore, the trend that is becoming more influential and reaching more of the population everyday. Prime example, being grade school students in Africa are able to obtain laptops through different organizations and charities, thus being more in tune and up to date within the world surrounding them. Which, going along with my whole view on this subject, can be helpful or a hindrance.

My final thought: newer, better, faster, stronger, more efficient is all the world is feeding us, it's only in our nature to want more so why wouldn't we? [want more]