Few people love the digital world as much as I do. However, there are times when I feel like converting some of it to "tangible property" ought to be a priority on my to-do list. Supposing there came a time when we were to lose internet, or all electricity, for an indefinite amount of time (two days can feel indefinite!). Apart from all the very important things that would be lost - emails, information, essays and stories, etc. - this blog would be gone. Pictures, quotes, and ideas would be soon forgotten. A lot of the things I've depended on for studying or entertainment would be lost. It would be like a year ago, when we had the ice storm, just sitting in the dark and staring at candles. That gets old quickly.
I've never been one to really worry about this kind of scenario, and I don't think worrying is the solution. At the same time, I think it would be a great idea to start writing more things down by hand, or printing them up and starting a scrapbook of some kind. Though I love Project Gutenberg e-books, I should at least own hard copies of books I'd hate to lose (my mom has kept our hardcover encyclopedia for this very reason). The concept of photo albums seems clever and new again.
The internet takes knowledge from one location and spreads it to every edge of the globe - if we lost the internet, it would be as if a lot of that information had never set foot out the door. And that's pretty sad. I do love digital, but its strength is certainly its weakness.
Thoughts (and ideas)?
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
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