Even though this isn’t the same path I traveled to enlightenment, it’s still rather impressive.
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Are some of us already on our way to becoming a hive mind?
As of yet, the internet does not dictate our actions, though it may influence them to varying degrees. It is a vast and evergrowing repository of information, however, as well as an incredible communication tool for individuals and groups. Maybe someday, we will be able to tap into the ‘net on a more personal level as a part of a great machine/organism, aware of, yet also a component of, a new gestalt of humanity.
In the event that you’ve noticed some discrepancies in the style or content of my posts/thoughts, I’ll have you know that I am a fervent believer in the virtues of moderation – everything in moderation, including moderation (stolen from Robert Guillaume’s introductory SNL monologue dredged from the misty recesses of memory). In other words, I reserve the right to hold myself to no standards but my own, which will change according to my unpredictable whims.
The holiday we celebrate on December 25th has gone through many incarnations. Now that we’ve reached an age of information and reason (hopefully) I believe I see signs of the season becoming a focus on being ‘good for goodness’ sake’ without the need for myths, fables, or stories.
I’m a rational, compassionate individual; I don’t need Santa Claus to have a good time.
I’ve always been fascinated by language and how we associate emotions, ideas, and even eras with words that strike a resonance somewhere within us. It’s all contextual, yet some phrases spoken or written pass down through the ages simply because they continue to give us the feeling that a great truth is being revealed.
Got any favorite quotes?
Anyone had any experience with this? (Not Pearls, I mean making something seem popular by repeating it three times.)
Recent events have kept me offline for a couple of days and prompted me to wonder, How much time do you spend online? Do you imagine you’ll spend more or less time online in the future?
