Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Enough. Is it Ever Enough?
Just a thought here towards the end...with the amount of information that now flows around the everyday life of the everyday citizen and the seemingly endless complexities that it takes to manage on all levels, is there a point where there is too much information? how does one measure the quality of life with the quantity of information it takes to sustain said life? Any takers?
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Yeah this is an interesting question. Many people outside the US would argue that quality of life is completely independent of how much information we process. So would many people in my generation (baby boomers) in the US. As a baby boomer who identifies more with European roots than US roots, I look at younger folks today with an iPod stuck in one ear, a phone stuck in the other, a pda in one hand, a game in the other, sitting in front of a computer screen with MySpace and some other popular news site open in split screens (I see the young person who works for me doing exactly this all the time) and it makes me feel sorry for them. They would feel so disconnected without their borg attachments. I have no such attachments to such an overload of info, so I guess I just don't get it.
Interesting post and comment! My baby sister is a Gen Y'er, and she used to be that person that I would gawked at due to the fact that she was always electronically connected to several information sources and networks all at once. However, I quickly realized I was jealous of her almost inate ability to be connected in such a way and be able to toggle between all with such ease.
I now also enjoy being connected in such a manner. I find it very exciting that such an abundance of information and social connectivity exists. It seems a shame to not use it. I, perhaps pathetically, feel as though when I am not connected, I may be missing out on something.
(For example, I just went months without internet connectivity at home, due a move and the inability to properly set up an appointment. Not having that connectivity almost drove me mad. heheh).
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