Then what about identities? Can we downsize the library of these multiple identities to avoid communicative confusion?
I think at this point in time our generation embraces the complexities of multiple identities. Psychologically one can pursue a whole new fantasy, lifestyle, etc. through identity. A person's 2nd Life Avatar often times is someone completely different than the person in "reality." The effect is something slightly different than that of knowing someone's iTunes Library, because you get to know this person, but it's not necessarily them.
This goes both ways as knowing this hypothetical person in "real life" doesn't really shed light to all of him. His identity has divided into two, similar to cell division. This cell division of identities creates a collective overarching identity for a person. This idea of collective is heralded by web 2.0 and the advancement of technology.
In this sense technology isn't necessarily making things more simple, but perhaps more robust and dare I say possibly more accurate.
I think at this point in time our generation embraces the complexities of multiple identities. Psychologically one can pursue a whole new fantasy, lifestyle, etc. through identity. A person's 2nd Life Avatar often times is someone completely different than the person in "reality." The effect is something slightly different than that of knowing someone's iTunes Library, because you get to know this person, but it's not necessarily them.
This goes both ways as knowing this hypothetical person in "real life" doesn't really shed light to all of him. His identity has divided into two, similar to cell division. This cell division of identities creates a collective overarching identity for a person. This idea of collective is heralded by web 2.0 and the advancement of technology.
In this sense technology isn't necessarily making things more simple, but perhaps more robust and dare I say possibly more accurate.