Can you prove
your existence to yourself?
Many philosophers have been searching the answers on the questions about the evidence of our existence, problems of illusion and perception of our mind for centuries. But no clear result has been found. I do not pretend to be a great thinker or a critic of philosophers. I am just interested of human’s mind and his transfer to the Internet network.
The appearance of this instrument of information changing and its evolution has brought the real changing in humanity mind and the individual’s vision of reality. Modern society cannot imagine a day without this genius and useful innovation. However just e-mails, reading and searching of information, its exchanging do not suffice to satisfy us. We became to move our image into virtual reality. Every Internet User has his own virtual copy or several ones. Let’s call it “ghost”. Yes, it is a direct analogy to the film “Ghost in the shell” (I cannot call it as a cartoon). And in my opinion it is the best description. We create accounts in social networks, forums and other websites. Now every e-mail service provider gives an opportunity to attach not only e-mail address but name and avatar in your messages, even also to use social network. It means we try to take every opportunity in supplying our personal information. But can we call our ghosts on forums or in social networks (including E-mail, Skype and other programs for chatting) as ‘copies’? Let’s be honest – NO! It seems to us that we give brief and honest information about our lives. But if you visit the page of your friend, you will make wonder. Is it casual photo or the best one in your friend’s opinion? Does he/she write that he/she is drug- or alcohol-addicted person or just unfair men? It is ridiculous. All people want to make them better in Internet space. In addition, there is handful of profiles with real photos and names in forums. You can say that the person is still the same and it is just play, but the behavior and thoughts and mind of this person are deformed. It is the main reason why I use the word “ghost”. Even the most honest men cannot communicate in Internet in the same way as in real life. There is a plenty of reasons.
I leave open possibility of some new life that forum users try to buy. Moreover not for themselves but for their ghosts. Internet is a product of progress and it is ridiculous to ignore its advantages. And of course, if you do not have possibility to rebirth, you can give new life for your mind. Why not? It does not matter that it’s virtual.
I do not want to search personal internal problems. I think it is a goal of internet-addicted people to solve their problems, maybe the goal of their psychoanalyst. This addiction has many reasons such as dissatisfaction with oneself and one’s life, lack of communication, inability to communicate in real life and so forth. It is wondering that after frequent cases of hacking of social network and unlawful use of information people cover themselves with electronic cap. Moreover people are not interested the fact that all information about them will be saved by owners of networks after deleting the profiles. One more thing! If you have ever tried to delete your page, you know that it is not a simple matter. The page-out button is hid in menu depth. Can it be true that we do not like our own real life and we cannot communicate with each other without beautiful caricatures in network? It seems like we lost this ability. It seems that we like our masks. However the masks and their way of use could be different. For example, the mask of welder or diver, sun glasses, maybe ski mask (balaklava) on the robber’s face or silicone mask on the masochist’s face.
Right, why should we be honest, keep promises, be good members of society, if our image with ideal avatar can just talk with a lot of people in Internet and play the role of the fighter with evil or god, or unbelievable woman, foolish child, sheer cynic or anyone else as you wish?
What is the main thing that leads people to Internet addiction? Maybe it is the poorness of moral and spiritual values in modern life, domination of material things. Or vice versa? It is hard to believe that the Internet was primary and absorbed all ghosts with good behavior, right way of communication and other admirable qualities. Many people want to believe that their masks are just dress code on work place or masquerade costumes, and they deny the opportunity of total moving of their mind in network.
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