Vazirsingh’s Weblog

I remember a time when I started my career in 1992. Internet was not all pervasive, cell phones were not there.In fact a facsimile machine was a luxury.

In 15 years technology has evolved and is all pervasive. It has frighteningly acquired dimensions that have created huge dependencies.

What happens if the plug is pulled on it due to force-majuere. Well, the impact is crippling.

On the flip side, the communication revolution provides us with an opportunity to use knowledge and innovate like never before. You enjoy,relax, and learn at the same go.

The generation of youth exposed to these technologies are scoring higher in IQ as per a recent study reported in the BBC world service. Apparently the computer games do impart these additional IQ scoring abilities by challenging and multiple dimensional problem solving aspects of the games. With the advent of role play, they frequently substitute real life. And technology in way starts nearing the definition of a deity for some. It is all powerful,all knowing and all pervasive.Omni everything.

Is it also causing the erosion of norms of behaviour? I mean abusing a keyboard is simpler/easier than calling a person a name to his face.Especially when the consequences are negligible. So has civilization and freedom of speech come at the cost of honor? Or erosion of the soul.

Imagine someone of the calibre of Amitabh Bachchan using the blog to now defend himself from such abuse. Right back at you he says to the media which is used to abusing their power. Naming and shaming people has been his strategy. I personally feel it will cause the individuals shamed a bit of a shock.Some may actually benefit.People love celebrities especially when they are being lynched. It somehow comforts them to know that they are better off than that so and so XYZ, who though famous, is actually a worthy person.

The good news is that now several versions of the truth can be available, so there is no dearth of data on any subject. Wikipedia is the source I frequently refer to whenever I need the shortcut to knowledge. So exposure to multiple thoughts and views on a subject also widens our horizons. It also renders us more amenable to the idea of a disparate world with a myriad existence.

Bye with these thoughts