Lost in Cyberspace

With the emerging technologies and social networks that allow people to go from site to site with the help from hypertext, many people find themselves becoming addicted to the technology. Yes, I will admit, I have found myself trying to do homework and getting stuck going from facebook page to facebook page, but it can get out of control for some people because the internet is open 24-hours, 7-days a week, to anyone accessible. There are so many people on the internet at the same time, that people get caught up and lose track of their own realities in this virtual one. I researched about the cultural geography of cyberspace and found stories of parents getting so involved in the virtual world, that they forget to pick up their children or a spouse. Now it is a little out of control to fall completely out of reality and into a virtual world, but in an episode of South Park called "Make Love, Not Warcraft," they poke fun at the idea of children getting so involved in the game that they never leave their rooms. I couldn't find the actual episode, because of copyright, so here is a different version.