"It's amazing and we're not amazed"
I think that quoat from Kevin Kelly was spot on!! Most of us don't give a thought to the growing web, it has become an expectation rather than a wonder (speaking in my small corner of the world). The intent of the web was "TV only better" impossible, but with that model humans were able to create something, shall we say, unstoppable. Kevin stated many times that things were impossible in practice but not in practice...Wikipedia. To listen to his talk opened my eyes more to the magnitude of of what has been created in a relatively short period of time. "We have to get better at believing in the impossible" completely true as we have experienced and will continue to be amazed with the progress.
The "one machine", "running uniterupted", I was having flashes of "big brother". I can't really justify that as the one machine will be watching our every move but that the one machine will know everything about us and put that information out there and accessible to (anyone?).
When he spoke of being codependent on the one machine, I was thinking we have that now. Can you tell me your parents phone numbers? When was the last time you looked at a paper map for directions? When was the last time you left the house without your cell phone? I watch the people I work with (Most are a good 10 years younger than I am) and wonder how they would have maintained relationships without the web!!
Fasten your seatbelts everyone....this is a fast moving ride!!!
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