For example, sitting alone in a room with an Internet-enabled computer makes it possible for a single individual to connect, in seconds, to a vast universe of information and people, making the user the center of every conceivable experience and relationship. At the same time, the reality of that universe is unreliable, and in any case is limited to the small, flickering square of the computer screen (this is also true of televisions, radios, and virtual reality consoles). These features, Hirjak and Fuchs, mirror two classic schizophrenic experiences: One, that of extreme "self-centrality," or the feeling that every event and action in the world is related to you. Two, that of a "subjectified perception of the world," or the feeling that everything you see and hear is experienced only by you and no one else. more »