I agree with you. In fact, I had just flown back from a combination Worldcon/parental maintenance trip on the east coast the day before. That could have been me on one of those planes.
Needless to say, the thought of isolating myself on that day totally freaks me out to begin with.
I'd like to do something, but not using the Internet seems to be the wrong way to go. It's not a fun-toy for me; it's work. I do LJ to warm up my writing, then do the real writing for work. I use AIM to communicate with my boss and with contractors in North Dakota. I use IRC to communicate with friends who help me with various aspects of my work and with folks I need to contact re: nonprofit activities.
If folks really want to do something noticeable, we should all flush toilets at the minutes the first and second plane hit to symbolize all those lives that went down the drain. Why? If everyone does it at once, the water table drops visibly at that time.
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Needless to say, the thought of isolating myself on that day totally freaks me out to begin with.
I'd like to do something, but not using the Internet seems to be the wrong way to go. It's not a fun-toy for me; it's work. I do LJ to warm up my writing, then do the real writing for work. I use AIM to communicate with my boss and with contractors in North Dakota. I use IRC to communicate with friends who help me with various aspects of my work and with folks I need to contact re: nonprofit activities.
If folks really want to do something noticeable, we should all flush toilets at the minutes the first and second plane hit to symbolize all those lives that went down the drain. Why? If everyone does it at once, the water table drops visibly at that time.