DIFFERENT STREAMS OF TIME
We are constantly reminded of the almost
schizophrenic tone of our age of communication.
We rely on satellites in more ways that most of us know
yet we can not be sure when or where they may fall.
We love the convenience of social media
but must worry about the implications.
Here's a clip from Reader Supported News
What Facebook Really Wants
Nicholas Thompson, The New Yorker
Nicholas Thompson writes: "The more our online lives take place on Facebook, the more we depend on the choices of the people who run the company - what they think about privacy, how they think we should be able to organize our friends, what they tell advertisers (and governments) about what we do and what we buy. We'll rely on whom they choose as partners to give us news and music. Real issues are at stake, in other words - not just the size of photos and whether you can poke."
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Nicholas Thompson, The New Yorker
Nicholas Thompson writes: "The more our online lives take place on Facebook, the more we depend on the choices of the people who run the company - what they think about privacy, how they think we should be able to organize our friends, what they tell advertisers (and governments) about what we do and what we buy. We'll rely on whom they choose as partners to give us news and music. Real issues are at stake, in other words - not just the size of photos and whether you can poke."
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And there is another good weekend read here
in this link to a thoughtful and provocative article by Nat Hentoff. What freedoms have we lost or are
in danger of loosing when our desire for safety,
security and technology combine?
BUT THEN-
there is the technological reach into the past
that was not imaginable in our youth
when things were more simple.
Or were they?
Thanks to Moto, my "mad archivist" for
finding this ditty.
Enjoy
See you down the trail.
