I found the section of Stoll’s book entitled “Isolated by the Internet” to be very interesting and somewhat surprising.  Research from several major universities has shown that spending large amounts of time on the internet can lead to depression.  I’d never thought about it.  Like most people, I’ve always looked at the internet as an escape to anywhere I wanted to go.  I’ve never given thought that for some, the internet leads to feelings of isolation…..but then it makes sense.  Folks who spend countless hours surfing the net lack any contact with real people.  Combine that with the fact that often the reality of what we search for on the net is somewhat of a let down and it becomes easier to see how this could lead to depression.

So maybe we do need to get out from behind those machines and out into the sunlight!