by Ludmilla Figueiredo
Google Maps helps me reach my destination.
I put together a nostalgic photo album on Flickr.
I call to my sister, who has locked herself in her room, while chatting on MSN.
I share news through messages that contain a lot of exclamations (revealing my state of extreme happiness or sometimes expressing my indignation.)
I ask for a book recommendation, and compare prices, without getting up from my chair.
I invite friends to a happy hour through Twitter.
I wish my friends happy birthday through Facebook.
I watch my favorite TV shows on youtube.
Thank God, I haven’t yet reached the point of participating in one of those “online wakes.”
Still, to some extent, it feels that everything I do in my real life happens in the virtual. This mix transforms our reality, creating two environments.
I NEED to meet people who have read the book to know if it’s worth reading. I NEED to remember birthdays in some way. I NEED so many things that the virtual world provides me with, and yet also reminds me that I need to know the limit between the real and the virtual.
I am liberal, open to new things and technologies, and a member of generation Y. However, I am still very much a part of a larger society. =)
