Posted by Dinah on February 6, 2005, at 18:22:32
As I reflect on how increasingly isolated now, I wonder at how easy the internet makes it for me to be isolated.
I almost never shop, except at our small local grocery store for that day's groceries. Or the local pharmacy. Occasionally I'll venture a bit further out. But if it's something I can order over the internet, likely I will.
I go to drive thru fast food. Or I might pick up takeout.
When I'm in public, my gaze is usually averted and I carry my own bubble with me.
I avoid social situations IRL like the plague.
Going out for anything at all is getting to be more and more an ordeal. And I spend more and more time in the safe bubble of my house.
It's not that I care particularly. If I cared, I'd change my life. I'm just wondering how much today's society makes the choice to be a hermit such an easy one.
poster:Dinah
thread:454053
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