What began as incoherent grunts evolved into speech, then drawings, prose and written language, mathematics, print, photography, land line telegraphy, film, radio, television and internet. Each of those represent a transitional period of information transfer, an advancement in technology and an indicator of globalized culture where the world has begun to shrink. The earth was perceived as flat only because we humans could not comprehend how diminutive we were. Lands and oceans expanded well beyond our imagination, and even in our modern world it is a transcendent experience when one tries to properly encompass the sheer mass of this tiny blue planet and all the individuals inhabiting it. The internet has made us smaller but despite the topographical stretches between us, we've also moved closer.
Prior to the creation of this blog, I always use to believe that the open democratic nature of Internet was an invitation to a raw sewage of information. I still maintain that position firmly. However I never once did doubt the power of the internet and it's propensity for digital immersion. Our entertainment, education, work and communication can all be found within this virtual landscape. Mobile phone devices have even compacted the experience into hand held devices. History has proven that growth is exponential. The time gaps between stages in technology has shrunk from millenniums to centuries to decades to years. When natural resources inevitably becomes scarce, it would not surprise anyone born within the last 40 years that we'll soon be working from home rather than traveling to a terminal in the office.
The digital world is inescapable. Social communication has already made a comfortable niche online with networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Messenger. The internet has been intertwined and seamlessly integrated within our daily lives - for most people reading this, Google and email are no longer features but habits. However reality will always be an essential component of our lives. There are still good reasons we congregrate in workplaces, in schools and in social settings, and those reasons will almost certainly never fade away. Reality and digital culture are blending into one plane, and are not in conflict with one another like some may believe.
However the internet like anything, should be taken with a grain of salt. Give a person anonymity, free speech, an audience and a lack of consequences for their actions and the rubbish that they spew forth can range from pointless to traumatic. However among the landfills of excrement, one can find a shiny diamond that makes trudging through this desolate landscape worthwhile. Unapologetically Yours hopes to be one of those jewels.
So as a first post, salutations to all. I anticipate a range of interesting and eccentric individuals and I hope to get to know you all better.
Prior to the creation of this blog, I always use to believe that the open democratic nature of Internet was an invitation to a raw sewage of information. I still maintain that position firmly. However I never once did doubt the power of the internet and it's propensity for digital immersion. Our entertainment, education, work and communication can all be found within this virtual landscape. Mobile phone devices have even compacted the experience into hand held devices. History has proven that growth is exponential. The time gaps between stages in technology has shrunk from millenniums to centuries to decades to years. When natural resources inevitably becomes scarce, it would not surprise anyone born within the last 40 years that we'll soon be working from home rather than traveling to a terminal in the office.
The digital world is inescapable. Social communication has already made a comfortable niche online with networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype and Messenger. The internet has been intertwined and seamlessly integrated within our daily lives - for most people reading this, Google and email are no longer features but habits. However reality will always be an essential component of our lives. There are still good reasons we congregrate in workplaces, in schools and in social settings, and those reasons will almost certainly never fade away. Reality and digital culture are blending into one plane, and are not in conflict with one another like some may believe.
However the internet like anything, should be taken with a grain of salt. Give a person anonymity, free speech, an audience and a lack of consequences for their actions and the rubbish that they spew forth can range from pointless to traumatic. However among the landfills of excrement, one can find a shiny diamond that makes trudging through this desolate landscape worthwhile. Unapologetically Yours hopes to be one of those jewels.
So as a first post, salutations to all. I anticipate a range of interesting and eccentric individuals and I hope to get to know you all better.
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