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The contemperary internet is based on the foundamental lie. We all are told that is social.
当今的互联网是一个虚拟的、建立在谎言基础上的社交平台
We all are told that allows the connectivity, allows us to create a community. But the reverse is
我们可以通过它来与他人建立联系 创建社群 但反过来说
actually true. It’s atomizing us. It’s not creating real community. It’s actually
互联网同样迷惑了我们 它并没有创建真实的社群 事实上
separating us from people of different opinions of different cultures. It’s increasingly
它让我们与那些有不同观点，文化背景的人相分离 逐渐的
an echo chamber effect where we’re only ever connected with people who agree with
我们只会听到那些一开始就跟我们有相同观点的人的回声
us in the first place. But even more troubling, these social networks aren’t really social.
更麻烦的是 这些社交都不是真正意义上的社交
They’re platforms for the self. They’re platforms for us to build brands. The clearest
它们是为个人搭建的平台 是为了我们 建立自己的品牌
manifestation of this is our obsession with the selfie. The selfie becomes the cultural
最明显的表现是我们对于自拍的痴迷 自拍逐渐形成了一种网络文化形式
form of the Internet. Wherever we go, we picture ourself in front of mausoleums, in front of
不管我们到哪儿 我们会站在陵庙前拍照 会站在——
— as I say in the book in front of people committing suicide at Auschwitz. At every
像我在书里说的 在奥斯维辛 与准备自杀的人合影 在每一个
imaginable place, in spite of all the bad taste associated with it, we are, in our minds
可以想象到的地方 尽管所有的低俗的品味与之相关 但是我们
at least, our deluded minds, the center of our universe. I argue again in terms of progress
我们的世界观就被哄骗在这种思维当中 继续的话
that we’ve gone back to a pre-Copernican understanding of the universe where everything
我们会回到哥白尼之前人们对宇宙的理解 就是万事万物
revolves around us. There’s nothing social about that. And the end consequence is two fold.
都是围绕我们旋转的 那没有什么社会性可言 而且最终的结果也是双重的
Firstly, we’re making complete fools of ourselves. That narcissism, that indulgence is embarrassing.
首先 我们完全是被我们自己给愚弄了 自恋 过分沉溺于自恋是一件很尴尬的事
And in the long run we’re going to regret it both as a species and individually.
从长远角度看 不管作为物种还是个人 我们都会感到懊悔的.
When we look back at those absurd photos of ourself, where we’re shamelessly exposing
当我们回望过去那些荒谬的 无耻的 暴露我们隐私的照片时
our own self-importance, we’re going to be severely embarrassed by it.
我们会感到极为地难堪
But secondly it also reflects the reality of the Internet. It’s about the individual, it’s not about the social.
但其次呢 它也反应了互联网的某种现实 它是关乎个人的 而不是关乎社会的
And the Internet is alienating, isolating, fragmenting ourselves. It’s weakening
互联网正在疏远 隔离 分散我们彼此. 它正在削弱我们的社群
community. That’s, of course, the reason why it hasn’t generated real political movements.
当然，那也是为什么网上还没有产生真正的政治运动的原因.
It creates explosions, the Arab Spring, Occupy, but no legacy, no political parties, no movements,
它虽然引发了爆炸 阿拉伯之春 占领 但是它没有遗产 没有政党 没有运动
no real foundations of political change.
也没有真实的政治变革的基础.
