kirilovdo you not think the internet has done more to precipitate the realization of unfathomable numbers of "underground men"?
if so, should this not shame us into the occupation of "living life"? Dostoevsky's characters are,after all, redeemed by their "living of life"-which i am sure is not done whilst sat in solitude in front of a computer screen.
Great questions! I would say that it has done a lot to help "underground men" recognize and learn from one another. It is an amazing tool that allows you to commiserate with others to a degree unimaginable in Dostoyevsky's time. Yes, the internet has it's flaws, but so does everything else out in society. However, can it be seriously argued that one would find more connections among underground men in society as opposed to the internet? Unless you live in a major urban area, the answer is a resounding "no!"
I don't agree that spending time is antithetical to being out there in the world. It's one of those sayings about being in the world, but not of it kind of things. You can continue your own quest for meaning, knowledge, ideology, what have you, and then go on out and share it. I'm certain a lot of people, they just don't realize that they do that.
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