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A Loss of Community in Computer Mediated Communications?

It seems to me that the question of whether a "loss of community" takes place depends upon the level of community being experienced prior to one's entry into the online world. Many sociologists have already written on the loss of a "sense of place" in contemporary society. In a world of TV and other mass media, one must ask whether computer communication does not hold the possibility of providing a more level playing field for the expression of ideas, and exposure to the thoughts of others in relation to our own through the use of conferencing systems which grow up around certain interests and concerns.