RecentlythebarbicanmuseuminLondonheldanexhibitioncalledtherainroom.Duringthetimethisexhibitionwasopenmytwitterstreamwasfilledwithphotosofpeoplestandingintherainroomaccompaniedbythecaption“rainroom@t

　　RecentlythebarbicanmuseuminLondonheldanexhibitioncalledtherainroom.Duringthetimethisexhibitionwasopenmytwitterstreamwasfilledwithphotosofpeoplestandingintherainroomaccompaniedbythecaption“rainroom@thebarbican!”andalocationattachmenttoprovethattheywereindeedintherainroom.

　　Thisgotmethinking.WhatwerepeopleactuallysayingbyTweetingabouttheirvisit?Ithinkalltheyweredoingwasfulfillingtheobligationthatwehavetoshare.Notsharinginthesenseoftreasuringamomentwithpeopleclosetousbutsharinginthesenseof“telltheworldthatIamdoingathing”.

　　It’snotsharing;it’sshowingoff.WhenwelogintoFacebookorTwitterweseeaninfinitelyupdatingstreamofpeopleenjoyingthemselves.It’snotreallifebecausepeopleonlypostaboutthegoodthingswhereasallthedullordeepstuffdoesn’tgetmentioned.Butdespitethisobviousfactitsubconsciouslymakesusfeellikeeveryoneishavingabettertimethanus.

　　Thisisthecurseofourage.Wewalkaroundwiththetoolstocaptureextensivedataaboutoursurroundingsandtransmittheminreal-timetoeveryfriendwe’vemade.Weendupwithareducedunderstandingofrealitybecausewe’remoreconcernedaboutchoosingagoodInstagramfilter(过滤器)forourmealthanhowittastes.

　　Idon’tthinkthatit’sinherentlywrongtowanttokeeptheworldupdatedaboutthatyou’redoing.Butwhenyougothroughliferoboticallypostingabouteverythingyoudoyou’renotahumanbeing.You’rejustaprismthattakesbitsoflightandsoundandchannelsthemintothecloud.

　　Thekeythingtorememberisthatyouarenotenrichingyourexperiencesbysharingthemonline;youaredetractingfromthembecauseallyoureffortsarefocusedonmakingthelookattractivetootherpeople.OnceyoustopseeingthingsthroughtheeyesofthepeoplefollowingyouonTwitterorFacebookorInstagramyoucanmakeyourexperiencessignificantbecauseyouwerethereandyousawthesightsandsmelledthesmellsandheardthesoundsnotsnappedaphotoofitthroughahalf-inchcameralens.

　　1.Whatdowelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

　　A.RainRoomexhibitionreceivedalargeaudienceinLondon.

　　B.Mostofpeoplefeelobligatedtosharetheirexperiencewithfriends.