PEEP CULTURE: Virtual Connection > Human Connection?

I just got back from Hal's Peep Culture symposium. Not only do I feel enlightened after hearing it, I am at a loss for words. To bring about a discussion I'm just going to list all the notes I took during the symposium.

People act differently when they are being video tapped/watched & know they are.


Have we polluted the word "friend" - facebook "friends"????


We need to LOOK COOL. do we try to act as fake/portray something else- does this come from our previous/current obsession with actors & pop culture?


Virtual sites promote & portray our broadcasts- but don't be the person who expels too much- you'll clog up everyone else's news feed. 


To use facebook & other virtual means, we SHOULD use them by a GOAL & OBJECTIVE means. we are shunned if we don't have virtual connections but they need to be portrayed and handled in an "appropriate means"


Virtual life creates a connection with low expectation


Virtual vs Real/Human life: which will we choose? How much time do we spend in each?


How do we use or privacy in real life vs virtual life?


If we could HARNESS PEEP for it's good - we could create & feed a persons drive to care & be compassionate about others but do we know how to obtain that?


how does virtual life affect our morals?


people have replaced their real life-human connections with virtual ones to fill the empty voids 


After all my notes.... I guess my question is how can we break this virtual connection & it's importance & bring back an emphasis on human connection- or at least find a balance. The idea of how anyone can replace real life with virtual makes me so sad. Who's going to be there when they die? or when they age? Can they trust the eHarmony husband that they get hooked up? If we make it to the next decade, is it going to be socially acceptable for me to call my nana or go to lunch with my parents & friends? Does anyone else feel that we're slipping away from the ways we were brought up? Are my kids going to be texting before the learn to write?! Are there going to be MORE Jersey Shores' that i'm going to have to put up with?? (LORD I hope not!) 


just a thought....


Connection with Low Expectation and the Search for Community in an age of Alienation.
This idea really bothers me. We, in my opinion, should all be happy with who we are as individuals and strive everyday to better ourselves. There will always be someone who adores you & someone who absolutely can't stand you; what gets you by is the social support you surround yourself with and the actions/morals you choose to live by. It is not human nature to alienate ourselves - we're social creatures - we interact everyday. I understand everyone has an alter ego or that we all have to behave in certain ways and can't always fully express ourselves but -again- thats why we surround ourselves with the support systems of friends and family. I think this is detrimental to us as a culture. I really can't see any good from this.