Living In Oblivion
from the technology-as-life dept
bfrank writes "Sometimes the most shocking collapse in this techo-economy is not necessarily a sinking dot-com, but interpersonal relationships. See inside the mind of one of the WeLiveInPublic.com co-habitants, and why the Internet should not just be viewed as an economic experiment, but a social one as well." I had actually read this last week or so when it came out, but wasn't sure whether it was worth posting. On a second read through, I think it is. However, I also feel that it's a bit of continued exhibtionism. She knew what she was getting into when she signed up - so I have trouble feeling sorry for her that things went as crazy as they did. From the beginning I've thought that the people involved were a little too cocky and sure that they were just so *cool* that people would want to watch them. It turns out that it's more fun to mess with such people then just watch them and envy their lives...
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