I wish that I could say I would be able to live as Thoreau did.  However, I know that there is no way I would be able to live basically in a box in the woods by myself.  I would survive, but I am pretty sure I would be a miserable person.  I might be able to do it if I had a friend or two, I have just become so comfortable with my current lifestyle.  On a more positive note I would learn to appreciate nature, and look at the beauty in the natural world.  I would probably see the "real" things in life as opposed to watching television or stalking people on facebook.  There are so many beautiful things in life that many people do not get to see since they're so focused on what is going on in everyone else's life, and what the most hip fashions are. 

It seem like all the texts we have read so far point to the idea that us Americans are becoming more and more wrapped up in what seems like ridiculous things.  For example, I would rather read about Britney Spears and her life than what happened 200 years ago in America.  Second Skin is another example of people becoming wrapped up in silly things.  The people in this video were sacrificing their real lives for a fictional game.  If we put all of our electronics to the side and focused on socializing face to face, what would happen? Are we actually able to make friends like people did before facebook and texting?

I would probably have developed a lot more skills if I was not watching TV, texting, or spending time on facebook.  Maybe I would know how to knit, or maybe I would be a better cook.  Anderson's book points to a future that we may be heading in.  The people in Feed did not seem to have any hobbies, they were always focused on what the Feed was feeding them.  The characters seemed like they were always going to parties, or shopping, or m chatting their friends.  Is this what is happening to us?