4 Arguments Questions

1. At one point, the following quote comes up: "It was as if the whole nation had gathered at a gigantic three-ring circus. Those who watched the bicycle act believed their experience was different from that of those who watched the gorillas or the flame eater, but everyone was at the circus." There is the implication that because everyone was at the circus, their experiences were inherently the same, despite the fact that they were not necessarily experiencing the same thing at all. What is the difference in these views that could lead to such different conclusions?

2. This quote also appears: "Worse, as we all watched from our separate living rooms, it was as if we sat in isolation booths, unable to exchange any responses about what we were all going through together. Everybody was engaged in the same act at the same time, but we were doing it alone." While this is perhaps true of the moment and historically, has the emergence of instant communication (via text, internet, and the like) changed this in the sense that we are not always alone in our experiences anymore?

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