... a thing of novels, a thing of the past. Funny how I've seen at least two in Berkeley in the past two weeks. What a concept: a gathering of people for no real reason excep that they live near each other.
We spend a lot of time in my ISF 100D class talking about the internet and how it has changed / is changing society. There is a plethora of chat rooms or groups that one can join based on similar interests (even if that is just an interest in hooking up). Many sociologists worry about the loss of real day-to-day interaction. While that may be partially true, it is heartening to see block parties happening in the pleasant summer evenings.
Maybe the world is changing, but the old world isn't gone yet.
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