Netorati, or when bloggers are in love

    It seems that American bloggers have come up with a new model of gender relations - the love square. A square, because, in addition to two people, their computer friends are tightly included in the communication. The phenomenon was called the word "Netorati", a synonym for which is " couple-surf ", surfing in pairs. They say that trouble is still.

    “Two people are sitting side by side in a New York cafe - a man and a woman,” says journalist Sarah Ledwith. - They pull beer, eat something, but they don’t start conversations among themselves. Instead, they concentrate on typing, looking at the screens of their laptops. ” Further from the story it follows that these two are a pair of lovers who are simply more comfortable communicating by sending messages to each other on the instant messaging service. No wonder the iMomus virtual called them in Wired “non-ethical” and “infomaniac”.

    There are more and more computer friends around, and human behavior is somehow strange changing. For example, people translate communication with loved ones online when they are sitting nearby - what would it mean? Perhaps science will take up the question soon, but for now - opinions.

    iMomus testifies: many people enjoy family Internet entertainment. Someone finds romantic e-mail communication with an addressee located in the next room, someone sees this as simply saving time. One way or another, for most bloggers polled by iMomus, Netorati is a natural pastime. People feel good, sitting together for a part of the day on the Internet - albeit in silence, diluted only by the rustle of keys and giggles. Thoughts may be in another place - this does not interfere with enjoying each other's presence. By the way, the couples who met on the Net more often sympathize with Netorati.

    “It is difficult to diversify communication by throwing a link to an interesting picture, melody or text without the Internet at hand,” Sarah Ledwith rightly notes. She also gives the story of a family that solves personal problems in blogs - for some it is easier to say about the problem online than in person.

    In addition, many need public involvement. This is also an important feature of coexistence in Netorati - you can easily bring a third party to the situation. Such a finding does not always contribute to a less traumatic solution to problems. But the people who dealt with this issue believe that the root of evil, if any, lies not in the communicative environment. They are also inclined to the fact that everything will be fine, while both are online.

    Also popular now: