The internet is like a special potion brewed by some of the most experienced tech-witches/wizards known to man. Drink this potion and the effects are one of three things;
1) You expose sides of you that were always there but hidden for fear of looking silly or crazy
2) You become a completely different person
3) Absolutely no effect
...very few fall into the 3rd category
Its a funny thing, the internet...its funny to see the way we interact now, especially with social media developing at a mind blowing rate. What is really, intriguingly funny is seeing how we use the internet and social media to communicate, learn and to entertain ourselves. This I'll have to break down in categories.
Communication
A 5 second call to say "yo check yuh email' or a bbm to say 'u see da tweet deh weh marsha jus mek?, or a DM to make arrangements for a date....son..... a date. :|
Back in the day we used to spend HOURS on the phone...house phone of course...chattin, keeping each other's company, or "watching a show together" over the phone lol. When C&W delivered that phone bill and ur peeps would light your ass UP over the 27 calls made, most of them an hour long that you made to your friends.... *sigh* dont you miss those days? Everything is so impersonal now, so quick. People say its good to adapt to technologies that will make us progress, but at some point we should not forget that being personal is part of what makes us human.
Educating Ourselves
*chuckles* its...EXTREMELY.. (and i use this in want for a more "firm" word) sad that there are a disgraceful amount of people that learn nothing from the internet on a weekly if not daily basis. I dont care of you learn a new dish, how to fix something, how to trade stocks...it doesn't matter....you should LEARN something at every opportunity from this wonderful, evil, magical, deceitful, POWERFUL thing we call the Internet. And other people's business dont count. Hushiez. Its also important to take note about what you learn about yourself, you never know what will pique your interest and become your calling.
Entertainment
Oh what a wicked web we weave. First let me use myself as an example. All my life i've had a way with words and making people laugh, i did it through prep and high school, at Utech, on Facebook, on my blog and now twitter. If its not fun, i don't do it. I used to go on websites that allowed me to see pics taken by satellites of nearby planets, i listen to online radio, play random puzzle games on Shockwave.com and most of all i visit my favourite blogs and watch makeup videos on Youtube. (There are more of course just keeping this short)
Some people however, choose to use the internet to just be a plain nuisance. There are people out there that do the whole, fake profile, search for ways to dig into people's lives, attention seeking, outlandish behaviour, rumour spreading dance. How is it that you can take but add nothing to the engine that powers your sadistic life? Watching people with a gut full of this internet potion, transform into these attention hungry gargoyles, getting a rush off of being......wait.....what ARE they being? Certainly not themselves because a few years ago this isn't how they behaved, this isn't how they created friendships and bonded. Was it?
Of course not. Because the internet gives everyone the same gift, the gift of power, and you can do whatever you want with it.
When it comes to the internet and social media, how we learn from each other, react to people's words/actions, how we communicate with each other and entertain ourselves we must always keep in mind the losses and gains.....and Not just for ourselves.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Who shall inherit the earth
Have you ever thought to yourself, what would life be without religion?
What if there was no set of rules, handed down to you by a supreme being that clearly outlined how to live your life.
What if no one believed that their crimes would be punished, or their good deeds rewarded by a higher power?
Would you behave the same way you do now? Would u still forgive people, would u still believe that things will work out, while not doing anything to make sure it does?
Would you step on people to get where you want to be in life, or would you help your fellow men and women to be great.
What would stop you from sleeping with a man's wife...Ohh never mind..
What would stop you from stealing or killing....uhmm..scrap that too..
Where would you get your daily dose of hope and upliftment from?
What would you put your faith in? Yourself? Someone else? Material things?
Would you...be comfortable and safe with living in a world, where no one believed in a god.
What if you were not promised a place of eternal bliss for living a life that pleases a deity? Would you still be a GOOD person? Would you still hold your tongue? Would you still donate, volunteer, help?
If there was no religion...would you still be who you are....?
What if there was no set of rules, handed down to you by a supreme being that clearly outlined how to live your life.
What if no one believed that their crimes would be punished, or their good deeds rewarded by a higher power?
Would you behave the same way you do now? Would u still forgive people, would u still believe that things will work out, while not doing anything to make sure it does?
Would you step on people to get where you want to be in life, or would you help your fellow men and women to be great.
What would stop you from sleeping with a man's wife...Ohh never mind..
What would stop you from stealing or killing....uhmm..scrap that too..
Where would you get your daily dose of hope and upliftment from?
What would you put your faith in? Yourself? Someone else? Material things?
Would you...be comfortable and safe with living in a world, where no one believed in a god.
What if you were not promised a place of eternal bliss for living a life that pleases a deity? Would you still be a GOOD person? Would you still hold your tongue? Would you still donate, volunteer, help?
If there was no religion...would you still be who you are....?
Monday, August 22, 2011
In my back pocket
I used to find it slightly funny that thousands of people graduate each year and end up in the very same job that i, a no paper having 25yr old, am in. I still find it funny but in a, my-house-caught-fire-but-only-my-kitchen-and-bedroom-are-destroyed-so-i-still-have-a-couch kinda funny.
For someone to take their time, energy and money to get a tertiary level education, then four to how many years later be released into the wilderness of unemployment....weeks, months, maybe even years pass and a college grad is now doing waitressing, or Customer Care or Bartending, or Hostessing or selling weed. LOL
I'm not knocking the people who have degrees in their back pocket and are doing the above mentioned jobs, maybe i have a fairytale vision of what should happen after i get my degree, BUT, working for $50,000 a month salary as a holder of a Bachelors is an insult. Now i'm not the one to discuss politics or get agitated and vocal about what the Government is or isnt doing but, for a country like Jamaica with people willing to and capable of achieving great things in every field, people who are quick to grasp new technologies and are quickly learning to adapt to new situations, why isn't more being done to facilitate us, why isn't there a bigger incentive for those who have worked hard for the opportunity to have a comfortable living.
In MY back pocket i have....lint...oh no wait, i have experience in various fields, From Customer care to Technical Support to Land Surveying. Over the years i've job hopped while many degree holders stayed home and searched. I don't blame them for holding out for something better, i realize that when it comes down to competition, links, availability and the right pay, Jobs are HARD to find.
Maybe there's a science to this. When it comes down to whats in your back pocket, is it better to have loads of experience and a certificate or two? Or a degree and zero experience? Or zero papers but loads of experience? Is there a recipe? Or are we just lucky to grab something?
Maybe i'm just talking out my ass, i just don't like what i see.
For someone to take their time, energy and money to get a tertiary level education, then four to how many years later be released into the wilderness of unemployment....weeks, months, maybe even years pass and a college grad is now doing waitressing, or Customer Care or Bartending, or Hostessing or selling weed. LOL
I'm not knocking the people who have degrees in their back pocket and are doing the above mentioned jobs, maybe i have a fairytale vision of what should happen after i get my degree, BUT, working for $50,000 a month salary as a holder of a Bachelors is an insult. Now i'm not the one to discuss politics or get agitated and vocal about what the Government is or isnt doing but, for a country like Jamaica with people willing to and capable of achieving great things in every field, people who are quick to grasp new technologies and are quickly learning to adapt to new situations, why isn't more being done to facilitate us, why isn't there a bigger incentive for those who have worked hard for the opportunity to have a comfortable living.
In MY back pocket i have....lint...oh no wait, i have experience in various fields, From Customer care to Technical Support to Land Surveying. Over the years i've job hopped while many degree holders stayed home and searched. I don't blame them for holding out for something better, i realize that when it comes down to competition, links, availability and the right pay, Jobs are HARD to find.
Maybe there's a science to this. When it comes down to whats in your back pocket, is it better to have loads of experience and a certificate or two? Or a degree and zero experience? Or zero papers but loads of experience? Is there a recipe? Or are we just lucky to grab something?
Maybe i'm just talking out my ass, i just don't like what i see.
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