“Distorting Mirror”—Living Behind a Computer Screen (Video)
This post is for everyone who’s suspected they might be spending too much time, online, behind a screen.
In other words, here’s a short poem for the way we live, now:
Distorting Mirror
To speak of the smell and feel
of books, the erotics of the text,
has begun to sound perverse
One by one, the old places of worship
churches, bookstores, Nature herself
become quaint and are vacated
In their stead a gleaming, ambitious screen
part shuttered window, part distorting mirror
full of wandering, restless spirits
Like so many ghosts in limbo–
free of the tyranny of bodies,
yet aching for their phantom limbs.
—© Yahia Lababidi
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Imagine that Steem spambots are actually people sitting behind a screen manually typing and clicking all day!
Haha.. These days, anything is possible! It might even be some sort of perverse triumph-- where human steals back job that machine stole from human :o
But seriously, thank you, Kevin, for stopping by to check out & support my work (since my start, here, on Steemit). You encourage me to do more & better!
On Mars!
Don't let them see inside fully
Don't see yourself too clearly either.
It's a perfect visual for our social media driven lives.
Hey, thanks, for stopping by :) Yes, that's exactly it, we cheat ourselves and others of a truly authentic exchange and understanding. But, I don't want to sound too down on it, either. I am here, and there is room for genuine connection and (self) discovery. It's finding that (elusive) balance that is the challenge :)
Better one..! 💪
i like this part most..!
"full of wandering, restless spirits...!"
feels like it speaks about me, us..!!! 🤗
~Greetings from Tennis Girl 🎾🎾
Yes, we're all in this together... virtual relations, in real time. We forget, in the press of our countless interactions online, that there are real humans on the other end ('wandering, restless spirits like us').
Thanks, for listening, glad you enjoyed it :)
yeah, we dive so deep into this online stuffs, real world pass by and we barely notice the differences..!!!
been a fan of ur work.. 🤗
Thanks, Christinaa! Judging from your pictures, you have a healthy virtual/real world balance :)
heheh, i try to maintain one..! 🤗
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