Here's what I just thought of...
(start this off sitting in front of the computer speaking directly into the camera) Sophomore year I took a class called, Computer Mediated Communication, and it was here that I realized my true love for technology. In class we took an anthropological stance and explored the world of Second Life. Although I never wanted to admit it I loved exploring Second Life, loved the idea that I could pretend to be someone else. I love the endless possibilities the internet provided. But it is through this class that I also started to look and analyze technology more closely. I remember the exact moment I had my epiphany. It was a beautiful day outside and I was sitting at my desk in the corner of my dorm room, which I shared with my two other roommates (while saying all this can show pictures of the quad). I was on my computer downloading music and watching youtube videos, when I finally stopped and turned around and noticed that my roommates were in the room. However, they too were sitting in their own corners of the room on their own computers with their own headphones on. It was at that moment that I started to question the brilliance of technology, and wondered whether it was bringing us together or really tearing us apart.
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