DISQUS

Susan Reynolds / SL Tynan Clar · 2 years ago

Excellent & thought provoking. I'm actually sitting here thinking instead of going to the next thing on my to do list :)

I've always been perhaps not a nomad, but one who likes to network within and across groups. It's allowed me to experience the most and be stimulated by many thinkers, doers and a wide range of ideas.

How will this evolve as facebookers, twitterers, podcampers, grasshoppers, SOBs, Second Lifers, LinkedIn network and other groups of friends and colleagues roll down the road of emerging media? All I know is that it bears being aware of; and thanks to you for putting it on my radar.

blonde20 · 2 years ago

Hi Susan:

I am glad you enjoyed the post.
I also like to network across different social platforms and I believe that there are many others like us. This is exactly the reason why social networks are gaining so much popularity.
It would be interesting to see what the future brings and how powerful these new virtual communities become.

Noah David Simon · 2 years ago

What has made me the creative innovator that I am is not my adhesion to the loving hippie tribal culture I grew up around, but rather it is my disassociation with the hypocritical values of the "Woodstock" generation that is my source of inspiration. It allows me to take in the knowledge of the elite and develop it into something more evolved. Great moments of technological innovation rarely come from comfortable communities. Industrial Revolution, Renaissance Italy, Golden Age of Athens, and the development of Hebrew monotheism were all full of strife. The kind of techno idealism you are writing about might sell an article to "Wired" magazine, but it will never change the world. The people who change the world have no ideals. The are scamps... that no one wants to admit they like. The idealistic hippies are the real oppressors. The is nothing more oppressive and cynical then oblivious egalitarianism. When it comes down to it... and no one is watching.... What is the better read? Freud or Jung? The only thing that is exciting that Jung ever wrote was his autobiography... because he looks into the darkness of himself. while Freud looked into the darkness of friction of the world. Everyone likes to go hang out with the wine and cheese crowd and talk about the "collective unconscious" or the bullshit institutional P.R. work of Anna Freud. All this technology is nothing but sexual repression. Never confuse yourself otherwise into being a cyborg that masturbates.

Giuseppe Bonaccorso · 2 years ago

Very interesting post ! In effect even if I'm a technological engineer I do believe that the real Web 2.0 revolution has been brought about a brand new kind of general organization. It's maybe the most pervasive technology ever invented !

blonde20 · 2 years ago

Giuseppe:

I believe that web 2.0 has only brought the same old need for human interaction to the digital world, enabling us to connect with others no matter where they are located, what religion they believe in, or any other limitations. This is what makes it such a strong force indeed.

Adrian · 2 years ago

Taoism - what's wrong with Judaism?

blonde20 · 2 years ago

Adrian:

I am afraid you'll have to direct your question to Stowe on his blog :-)
http://www.stoweboyd.com/

israelplug · 2 years ago

It is rare that I have the attention span for a full post and the comments, and even leave a comment, but this post was worth it.

We just started a new media site called israelplug.com so the part about the media was especially relevant.

blonde20 · 2 years ago

Thanks for your kind words.
BTW I checked out your site israelplug.com - looks really interesting. I'll be sure to visit you there.