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Originally Posted by Hugh
Or perhaps you are over-analysing/dramatising the situation, and applying post-hoc justification.......  |
This is my online persona as well, remember. You need to look at my comments in that context as well. Also, I think you'll find my 'analysis' (though 'perspective' may be more apt here) quite basic considering the hugely rapid expansion and ubiquitous nature of the digital world in our society now. Even the government, almost always behind the curve on these things, now considers internet connectivity to be a basic household utility in the same league as water and heating. Indeed, the internet is economically essential for so many things these days that it often is a vital part of funding for the rest of the household bills. If anything I am under-playing the issue. I could go much (much) further.
Post-hoc? To understand something you must first study it. Especially with sociological subjects. To imply that lack of prior analysis devalues action is to deny the spontaneity and passion of life. A disappointing perspective to choose. Customers are neither business cases nor engineering projects, the justification for a human perspective is simply that it exists. The fact that the inherent post-modern spirit of the virtual world shows all such perspectives to be obvious simulacra only serves to amplify my point. In short, the customer is always right. Now
that's over-analysis.
I suspect your old-fashoned view is going to die out fairly quickly. Our society is moving rapidly towards spending more and more time in the virtual world, with things like Youview about to fuel a massive jump in time spent online, and due to their above average broadband facilities VM customers are likely to be leading the way in the UK.
I don't want my digital house blown down by the broad band wolf, I'm hoping VM made mine out of bricks. Especially as a number of people seem to have encountered some rather sticky situations in the VM structure... based on a straw poll of course.
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