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Implicit in the rhetoric of the "Information Superhighway" is the understanding that through this technology, individuals will better understand the world around them, establishing a stronger sense of community through open dialogue. An examination of folktales and urban legends on the Internet, however, suggests that, if anything, this technology is becoming increasingly mythologized and is leading to a new sense of domestic alienation. In the years since Carl Lindahl noted that "turning to modern legends that address ... technology, we find relatively few which present evidence of the otherworld," new technologies have emerged to form that missing otherworld. Chief among these technologies has been the explosion of the Internet, giving some users a new sense of community based upon a shared 'reality' empowered by technology.
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