1. The most interesting implication is that in today's society people seem to rather live their lives online. Online, people can be whoever they want despite who they are in real life. In the writing, the author wanted to live his life through the game Sims instead of living in reality. Online you can say and do things without it actually affecting the person you are in reality.
2. We can relate Klosterman's piece of writing to Slumming, the writing we read a few weeks ago. They relate because the characters in both stories think the 'grass is greener on the other side'. People seem to think that no matter how well they have it, living another person's life must be better. Whether it's online or on the streets, people look for outlets to escape their own lives.
3. When Klosterman argues about children thinking like computer, we feel he is talking about emotions and social interaction. On computers, children don't necessarily have to express their emotions and don't get experience with face-to-face social interaction. The children of the future may find it hard to socialize publicly because we are familiarizing them too much with the usage of computers. In the real world, while technology is important for success, if you lack the social skills to interact with others and share ideas, you will not be very successful.
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