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Blackberrys, iPads, laptops, PCs, and even cyber cafes, they all serve what has become an essential function in modern society.
They allow us to hurl virtual livestock at complete strangers with no legal consequences.
Twitter exists to allow mammals with opposable thumbs to share the most miniscule portions of their day with one another. Facebook exists to bridge the geographical gap between humans, but mostly it’s used to share the most trivial details of our lives.
And so women scorned can share their fury with the world. Seriously, I’d hate to be a teenage boy in this modern era of virtual relationships. I mean relationships that unfold over the web, not couplings that exist only on the web, that’s a whole other modern convention that baffles me.
I doubt anyone could have predicted just how dominant a role the internet would play in our lives when it first began to be utilized on a grand scale. Nonetheless, certain visionaries acted quickly, and now we have dozens of geeky billionaires whose creations shape our lives while they slurp champagne from the navels of high-priced hookers!
I’m assuming that’s what they do with their fortunes.
The fact remains, we’ve become wholly dependent on our virtual sustenance to sustain our physiological well-being. I’ve seen people physically melt down when they’re unable to access the web, nit just kids, and not just those whose livelihoods are dependent on the ‘net, but people from all walks of life.
We check our e-mail during dates. We take our laptops on vacation. We even order our groceries online, thus denying our bodies the fresh oxygen and sunlight.
The web is our master and we serve more than willingly.
One thing I’ve started to do is turn my dependence on the net into an advantage for me. Just like you, I’ve created a platform here on WordPress.com. I use Facebook and Twitter to drive new traffic to and, hopefully, pick up new subscribers on the blog.
As an about-to-be author with a forthcoming book, I’m definitely going use Facebook, Twitter and this blog to generate preorders for the book. So while we’re at the mercy of the “geeky billionaires,” I aim to get something out of that slave-master relationship.
Thanks for this post!
Send me your blog address, Alan, I don’t think I have it.
You’ve got a book coming out? That’s fantastic! I’m trying to pool both my blogs into one and hopefully get published.
Any advice you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Technology is blowing my mine. Faster than a speeding bullet, I can’t run from it. It consumes my inner most desires. I can’t live without the net and it can’t live without me….or wait, maybe it can. Being an expat my life revolves around the internet to connect back home. sigh. I sure do miss the ole fashioned written letter or postcard. Great post.
Thanks for using cyberspace in a positive way, to connect with The Hook!
Computer Technologies. We’ve been intimate since the early 90′s – tho as of late I have become a little more needy of it’s capacity. I fill my email, writing, & social networking anticipations via this iPhone4, and my Mac Book Pro DAILY– if not hourly or every 30 minutes. (-:
On the up side, (just so u know) I still use pen & pad, as well as face2face conversations. It’s just that more often than not I’m on the go / in transit when GENIUS THOUGHTS arrive & before you can say “Atchafalya” I’ve whipped out the iPhone & written an essay.
Ooops! I did it again. LOL!
THANKS Technology.
At least you make good use of technology, young woman!
I agree that some people just cannot seem to stop. I’m more of an intermittent user, wandering off into the real world for weeks at a time.
Good plan!
I have a love hate relationship with technology! I can relate to your post very much. Cool!
Thanks! I guess I do get it right sometimes!