I saw a really good play today. And I was again reminded that there is nothing like actual people physically gathering in the same place at the same time.<\/p>\n
I know that a lot of people are wondering about the changes that will come about as virtual presence becomes more practical. There will, eventually, come a time when the Star Wars<\/i> Jedi Council is an everyday occurrence.<\/p>\n
But whenever we are present together in person, we are operating at an entirely different level. When we bring our actual bodies to a social experience, we are bringing something infinitely precious and vulnerable, which could never be replaced.<\/p>\n
This kind of vulnerability inherently creates a unique form of social contract. For that reason alone, no on-line simulation, no matter how high fidelity, could ever give us the same feeling of togetherness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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