Internet's Metaphor

What is the Internet's metaphor?  What illusions does it create or destroy?
To continue on with some of the points that Max and I made in class today, we stated that the Internet says it's building a community but in fact is isolating humans from direct contact with other humans.  In this community, so much personal information is available to be shared with anyone who could want it, including those we may not want to know this private information.  So many people post on their facebook pages about their currant location, when they will be on vacation, and other private information such as phone numbers.  By freely giving out this information to anyone that will have it, we are opening our lives to people who will mistreat this information.  The internet creates the illusion that only your friends will really care what is on your facebook page but in reality, complete strangers are reading about you family vacation this weekend and now know when the best time is to rob your home. The internet creates a false sense of security when in truth it is destroying personal information and allowing complete strangers to enter into your life.

Mary Lessard