Rather than bringing me closer to others, the time that I spend online isolates me from the most important people in my life, my family, my friends, my neighbourhood, my community.

Why is it that drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?

While I admire the insights of many of the people in the world of computing, I get this cold feeling that I speak a different language.

Computers force us into creating with our minds and prevent us from making things with our hands. They dull the skills we use in everyday life.

I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.

As the networks evolve, so do my opinions toward them, and my divergent feelings bring out conflicting points of view. In advance, I apologize to those who expect a consistent position from me.

Electronic communication is an instantaneous and illusory contact that creates a sense of intimacy without the emotional investment that leads to close friendships.