Alright, I just read Marchall McLuhan's The Medium is the Message. I must admit its a very interesting piece. It really brings into account how the internet has really brought us together and is slowly but surly fazing out individualism and ignorance. Even the most minor offenses are seen all over on the web despite who said it about who.
What is the most infectious thing? A bacteria? A virus? A parasite? No, its an idea. An idea can destroy an empire, raise a person to power, unite a faction, collapse a mentality. An idea is very powerful. The internet lets the most frail idea, the tiniest infinitesimal comment or question and it multiplies. From user to user, site to site, blog to blog. Before you know it this idea is in the minds of thousands...no, millions...no...billions of people all around the world. What a world we live in.
What kind of world do we live in? How can we adjust to this super speed of ideas and information? The world at this moment is way to slow. The older generation can't keep up with the younger generation and its creating a rift. This rift is creating an uneasy feeling. Will this rift move up with age? Or will older generations be destined to be left behind by faster and faster technology that the younger are adept at?
I like to think I am skilled with technology, does that mean we have the mentality to deal with change? I like to think so. We are proficient at change. We can adapt to the latest site, game, app, phone, computer, tablet, with the greatest of ease.
I hope I feel like this when I'm 50.
-Comrade Chris
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