RecentlythebarbicanmuseuminLondonheldanexhibitioncalledtherainroom.Duringthetimethisexhibitionwasopenmytwitterstreamwasfilledwithphotosofpeoplestandingintherainroomaccompaniedbythecaption“rainroom@t
RecentlythebarbicanmuseuminLondonheldanexhibitioncalledtherainroom.Duringthetimethisexhibitionwasopenmytwitterstreamwasfilledwithphotosofpeoplestandingintherainroomaccompaniedbythecaption“rainroom@thebarbican!”andalocationattachmenttoprovethattheywereindeedintherainroom.
Thisgotmethinking.WhatwerepeopleactuallysayingbyTweetingabouttheirvisit?Ithinkalltheyweredoingwasfulfillingtheobligationthatwehavetoshare.Notsharinginthesenseoftreasuringamomentwithpeopleclosetousbutsharinginthesenseof“telltheworldthatIamdoingathing”.
It’snotsharing;it’sshowingoff.WhenwelogintoFacebookorTwitterweseeaninfinitelyupdatingstreamofpeopleenjoyingthemselves.It’snotreallifebecausepeopleonlypostaboutthegoodthingswhereasallthedullordeepstuffdoesn’tgetmentioned.Butdespitethisobviousfactitsubconsciouslymakesusfeellikeeveryoneishavingabettertimethanus.
Thisisthecurseofourage.Wewalkaroundwiththetoolstocaptureextensivedataaboutoursurroundingsandtransmittheminreal-timetoeveryfriendwe’vemade.Weendupwithareducedunderstandingofrealitybecausewe’remoreconcernedaboutchoosingagoodInstagramfilter(过滤器)forourmealthanhowittastes.
Idon’tthinkthatit’sinherentlywrongtowanttokeeptheworldupdatedaboutthatyou’redoing.Butwhenyougothroughliferoboticallypostingabouteverythingyoudoyou’renotahumanbeing.You’rejustaprismthattakesbitsoflightandsoundandchannelsthemintothecloud.
Thekeythingtorememberisthatyouarenotenrichingyourexperiencesbysharingthemonline;youaredetractingfromthembecauseallyoureffortsarefocusedonmakingthelookattractivetootherpeople.OnceyoustopseeingthingsthroughtheeyesofthepeoplefollowingyouonTwitterorFacebookorInstagramyoucanmakeyourexperiencessignificantbecauseyouwerethereandyousawthesightsandsmelledthesmellsandheardthesoundsnotsnappedaphotoofitthroughahalf-inchcameralens.
1.Whatdowelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.RainRoomexhibitionreceivedalargeaudienceinLondon.
B.Mostofpeoplefeelobligatedtosharetheirexperiencewithfriends.