So much of human interaction is made difficult by our lack of understanding one another. I love these silly little fantasy worlds that we busy ourselves with, hell even television shows, because it gives people something else to share in common. You experienced the story, the music, the feel of the last episode of X, Y, Z, right? I was there, too, in a way. Let's share our thoughts.
Maybe if humans take it too far and forget to share, or neglect other things along the way, that the machine will stop.
I love these silly little fantasy worlds that we busy ourselves with, hell even television shows, because it gives people something else to share in common.
When all we did was find food, eat, sleep we all had everything in common.
The more things there are in the world, the fewer things we can have in common - Let's share our thoughts in more than a quick comment, or more than skim-reading a blog post? - "We don't have the time".
We may have a smaller proportion of things in common, but fewer, I'm not so sure about that. The richer the set of an individual's experience, the less he or she will have in common with other similarly rich individuals.
Maybe if humans take it too far and forget to share, or neglect other things along the way, that the machine will stop.