The Digitization of Society in the Midst of Another Digital Boom
I never grew up in a wireless age as it's known now. Microwaves hit mainstream market in 1967 only two years before I was born in 1969; Five months before the history books recorded the landing of two humans on the moon. I'm sure many of you have heard about how the size of computers back then being the equivalent to todays phones, but taking up the space of a full size room. What I am acutely mindful of that perhaps today's younger generations are not so aware of, (including many of us that have forgotten) is the pace at which this tech has evolved and the negative impact I have both seen and experienced regarding human interaction. The first cell phone ever invented was a Motorola DynaTAC 8000X back in 1973. The phone was priced at $3,995, USD which is the equivalent of $10,000 USD today. This was the first time a digital phone signal was sent through the air via the ARPANET system,
Cellphones never become popular until the 1990s and even then they were the size of BRICKS. Whilst the so called space race is said of triggered a rapid technological advance from the analog into the digital age, this evolutionary pace has not been as exponential as it has been today. I will also add that whilst today in our current year of Coran Virus, that one itself being one for the history books, there is also another so called space race going on between China & the US. The US military in strength is currently encircling China's Boarder regions. This has many people all across the world very concerned. Even those within the US.
Its the digitization currently booming right now that has my attention in the midst of what does indeed, seem to be another 1969 space boom all over again. Although somewhat overshadowed with so many other distractions that people did not have back then. Allow me to share two images that shows clearly the way in which people today are fed their News ... Or should I say their instructions?
Before moving on. I think the context of what I am saying is lost because I allowed those Memes to stay as is. There are two ways to view those above images re the digitized age. [Not my Memes by the way - I require more words to make a point & find Memes more hostile than anything else]
The first way to view it: The Meme's (Words on Images) I left because it shows a Divide that's deeply embodied within today's social media. To me the one on the left shows just how disjointed & disgruntled older people can be towards younger generations while that on the right, the depressing realization of today's reality no matter one's age. This issue effects everyone no matter what group or age.
The second way to view it: Take away the Meme and what do you see? I'll go with college based geographic location for these photos taken and whilst yea, it makes sense that individuals born 20 years ago (give or take) are of course going to be entrenched like so. It's all this sector & my kids have ever known. The latter being the essence of what I share and in context with the post.
Here is the kicker - the eye opener as I see it. The phones back in the 90's where very much still bricks and the gaming consoles only capable of reproducing X,Y & Z pixels. Let's say most in the pics above are in their 20s - Hell, that's only 10 years they were born after those phones the size of bricks and gaming consoles with large blocky pixels. The pace in 15 years from the 1990 - 2005 was insane in terms of computer technology and I was a part of that as built all my own computers and still do. The pace evened out thereafter but was and has still been rapidly evolving behind the scenes where marketing now stockpiles and releases slower for economic reasons. There are also control reasons why tech is held back but that is another story and not one involving a tin foil hat. : D - BUT yea - the rapid growth in technology in the last 30 years is quite insane and it's about to take another giant leap with huge consequences for society. At least from my perspective and as alluded to here.
Point & Case - we have all been hooked! Meme on the right is starting to make more sense, although relates to us all and not just one group. Everyone is as good as chipped. Now I mean not to imply any less of those born into the wireless age which is a zone all in itself, but I think this delivery I am making here will hit home for those around my age who's childhood did not revolve around a smart phone and internet connection. That said, this digitized age we ALL now find ourselves in [very much embodied with the very first image of this post] and with current events being as I have outlined above - one can only imagine what is to come next and just how quick this next evolution will take place.
Edit - once again before I move on - this take really sheds light on my thinking when I talk about 'perception management' re the hierarchy structure of society in terms of corporations, governments and media outlets of all kinds. How this trickles down into education and entertainment with the digitization of peoples relations playing a very large role. The phycology and marketing ploys something that those who've been around have also seen evolve though software and applications changes and the inbuilt narratives/pop ups/tick boxes ... that go come with each years device and all relative to the advancing tech. Those born into it will never know unless they heed what con-text remains from those who write about this process of control. Very interesting stuff. In this light I see society degrading in a much more potent way. Just think of how much we had already lost before we were born and what our great, great, great grandparents saw before the world wars, although that pace of change somewhat slower compared to today. Much is still the same, but this evolution we are living though is altogether on another level where the advance cybernetic wearable tech is outpacing multiple generations within one life time and thus validates the concerns of Einstein and other great scientist regarding humans inability to keep up ...
Einstein passed away just as the digital revolution was getting started ...
"I fear the day when the technology overlaps with our humanity. The world will only have a generation of idiots." Albert Einstein - [ I know - sorry I can't help but keep bringing up that quote : D - Replace idiots with BOTs. This includes all of us. So nothing personal.]
Technologists dislike this quote and whilst they have debunked as in not being worded like so by Einstein himself, the way I look at it, it's very relevant to this post.
Morning Drama - Dog Attack
Morning Drama - Dog Attack ... I'll just attach the statement and photos with some filtering and smudging for legal reasons more than anything else:
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I Bla bla bla of bla bla bla was riding my bike at approx. 9:00am of the 15th of Septh 2021 mounted a gutter off bla bla bla with my bicycle to make a turn and enter into a reserve/lake area. Please refer to the provided map.
https://i.ibb.co/5sHDhNq/Map.jpg
Two dogs appeared out of nowhere barking aggressively at me. They stopped their advance but continued barking wildly when I stopped riding my bicycle. Unsure what to do, whilst they kept wildly barking, I dismounted from my bike, but as soon as I did, they rushed towards me snapping towards the front wheel of my bike. Before they could quite reach it, I jumped back on my bike yelling out loudly. The black dog that is possibly a Kelpie Cross Bread
backed away whilst the blue heeler stood his ground but no longer barking or snapping. I yelled out again, both the dogs then retreated into a shed that had gym equipment.
I decided not to go that way and instead headed off down bla bla drive. When I later came back about 20 minutes later, I saw a young girl walking by. It was then I decided to knock on the front door of bla bla bla to inform them of what just took place and my intent to make a formal complaint.
I knocked on the door and waited. There was a car present but nobody answered. I realise the resident since being contacted about this incident stated that he was at the shop whilst the attack took place. I have to question that whilst the shop is within walking distance accounting for the car being present, why would anyone leave their shed door open with gym equipment and other valuables in plain sight of passersby's, not to mention having dogs. This is not the first time I have seen this shed open with no one present when passing by.
https://i.ibb.co/YBn24Nr/Lake.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/Jtd8M2s/House.jpg
I decided to go home and grab a camera and take photos to assist in my report and also help me remember what address as I was then struggling to remember as somewhat extremely anxious and shaken from the event.
I would like to note that I have seen this gate left open a number of times before with nobody around when passing by, but this being the first time I saw the dogs and was attacked. To me this classifies as an attack causing fear and trauma and that the dogs actually ran towards me with the intent to cause harm and in my opinion would have done so If had not responded as described.
https://i.ibb.co/4f27FG6/One-of-the-...ttacked-me.jpg
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LOL what can I say. The other dog did not come back out. That one there be the blue heeler. They actually make good pig dogs. I have a hole in my right leg from one, some 30 odd years ago when working on a cattle station way up in north Queensland. I was just new on the scene where that dog at the time just thought he would let me know I was in his space. Blue heelers do a have a rep for biting at the best of times; but when you least expect it. The black dog not picture was actually the wilder of the two. A council official turned up at my house to take the complaint. She took photos of mine from my computer screen to date them with her own setup and formalities and took the above statement and made it official by way of printing out, slapping on stickers and having me sign across the page and sticker.
... and that was my relaxing morning bike ride along the lake. Laughs out loud. What a fucking morning. I think I will go out and try one more time ... although now just past lunch.
Hope you guys are having a better day. ; )
