In Your Lifetime
How many of you can recall a time before there was endless porn available (almost) instantly to you via the wonders of the Internet? Okay, how many of you can recall a time before the Internet?
It was really not all that many years ago that we somehow survived without the joys of www, email, im, laptops, databases, etc etc. NONE of that stuff existed! It was really not that long ago. I suppose some might call those days the dark ages. They were dark because we weren't constantly lighting up our rooms at night from the glow of a monitor filled with happy little pixels providing us with more information than we could ever possibly use.
I know that this post is not exactly on a cutting edge topic. But sometimes it is a great idea to take a step back and notice the things that are re-shaping the world. That is, rather than continually and obliviously having your world shaped by strong forces that are beyond your control, take a moment to observe those forces. Is this the zen of technology?
Unlikely, but for your own sake, please be aware of technology and the changes it is having on your life today. Forget about trying to predict how it will affect future generations. It is changing far too quickly to be able to predict that far in advance. Can you even say how technology will affect your life out even five years. There, I think you now see how important it is to take a look at how technology is affecting your life now.
It was really not all that many years ago that we somehow survived without the joys of www, email, im, laptops, databases, etc etc. NONE of that stuff existed! It was really not that long ago. I suppose some might call those days the dark ages. They were dark because we weren't constantly lighting up our rooms at night from the glow of a monitor filled with happy little pixels providing us with more information than we could ever possibly use.
I know that this post is not exactly on a cutting edge topic. But sometimes it is a great idea to take a step back and notice the things that are re-shaping the world. That is, rather than continually and obliviously having your world shaped by strong forces that are beyond your control, take a moment to observe those forces. Is this the zen of technology?
Unlikely, but for your own sake, please be aware of technology and the changes it is having on your life today. Forget about trying to predict how it will affect future generations. It is changing far too quickly to be able to predict that far in advance. Can you even say how technology will affect your life out even five years. There, I think you now see how important it is to take a look at how technology is affecting your life now.
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