We are moving from modernist calculation toward postmodernist simulation, where the self is a multiple, distributed system. There are many Sherry Turkles. Cyberbeats Forty years ago, the literary maelstrom of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs paved the way for the digital revolution. They are online virtual worlds built from words. They are so popular that educators are alarmed.
MUDs are the latest rage on college campuses all around the world.
Australia has even banned them. That fall, I registered for a class with Professor Sherry Turkle. Inc. All rights reserved.