We are in our tween years of technology. maybe not even that old. the speed of change, the megaflux of info is a large part of what has caused the ease at which tides can turn in public emotion because we all are in a state of mildly neurotic agitation. That is not to say we are all crazy, nor that its an obvious neurosis. Seeing as every system has in it entropy as an ingredient, the breakdown into diversity is natural and we are not outside of nature as much as technology can make us feel that way at times. It is impossible to say that it will be our savior or our ruin. Just as receiving that 200 million dollar lotto prize money made you leave you job to live comfortably financially but separated you from a jealous family(or conversely made all your family happy to now be living well financially due to your largess and your work has greater meaning because its not tied to financial matters). Until technology becomes more integrated into our every day lives it will be something that causes fear and unrest, in a way that is presented in the video might cause you a bit of "overwhelmed by the ideas". That middle aged comfort zone might be here sooner than we think. But then again, instead of reaching middle age and finding yourself fit and happy. You may be a dumpy loner living on the streets. I'm hoping we reach old age, find the fountain of youth that comes with a pill for happiness, where everything works the way it should for all, where information isn't the overwhelming creature that lurks and growls from the corners of our eyes. Better to move forward focusing and being open to a golden rule, an openness to a bigger something, than dwell on the demons of multiplicity and what might be, that speculation steeped in fear. Its so thrilling to live in our age. Please excuse my OVERUSE of analogy.

I recommend the following fiction books that deal with the idea that information is expanding exponentially.

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

White Noise by Don Delillo

The main effect of this massive flux of information is that we tend to view the information through a third person perspective. For example, how many times have you watched the news and seen some natural disaster where people died and then continued about your day. We have become numb to anything outside of our own small section of the world.

In addition the main issue with massive amounts of information is organization. There is too much information right now to sort through, and as time goes on this will be even more of an issue.

A great video and subject matter that makes one think about what will happen down the road.

The youngest among us don't remember what it was like before the Internet gave us the answers we sought to the question (s) being asked. Yahoo! and Google didn't exist in my time but the library did! Oh, how I dreaded going there and having to pore over hundreds of pages before I found the answer to the tiniest question...all cross referenced you know!

Technology has hit all of us in one way or another and none more than the seekers of answers. Here we have "Wikipedia" which is a man-made (written) encyclopaedia of knowledge that is always being added to. We can only hope that the entries are valid! Right now I believe we are all benefiting from the experience of technology in all areas but at the same time I am a bit fearful of the future. As time passes and technology surpasses our wildest dreams will there be room for us to work, to grow, to understand, to build and everything else that's known to mankind?

When I was growing up and working with the "BIG" computers from IBM and Honeywell, PC's hadn't even come up in the world yet. They told us computers would make our lives easier! We'd have more time to relax because of the efficiency of these monsters. We never did get that time to relax because with the advent of the computer we got more done and the more we got done, the more work there was. Satellites clearly gave us the ability to work with people all around the world. Given the different time frames business got silly! If you're up there in the corporate world be prepared to work 24/7 if you want to...but who wants to? Everyone! The competition has become so steep that you'd better be around when the email comes through or out you go.

I think the end game is that someone needs to figure out how we can get back to some kind of normalcy in the world WITH the Internet at our fingertips. I see people working from 12 to 16 hours a day without travel time to and from. This is just crazy. How many people are on some kind of medication or other to help them cope with life and work?

We can't get rid of technology but we've got to get it under control. "The answer to How fast do you want to go?" is still the same, I suppose. "As fast as we can" is the answer but...where the hell are we going and why does it have to be that fast? Faster than the human brain? Who needs this?

This presentation needs no response. It needs to be watched, thought-on, reflected upon, and watched again. I do not think it should scare us but should be a motivator to get on the band wagon and enjoy and embrace the future. It's gonna be good no matter who is elected in 2008...

I think it will be our down fall, in the end...computers or robots will take us over...I am afraid to go into toy stores as I might be attacked!

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Obama Mama

Sharon

~The Baby Boomer Queen~

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