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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Isn't that crazy? I guess if I were cynical enough, I could say (in classic 20/20 hindsight) that all of this is "entirely predictable". Human nature. Where this "information age" could have been so, so good for humanity (and don't get me wrong, parts of it certainly are), it has proven to be no more than yet another way for a certain kind to take advantage of everyone else. Disappointing in the extreme.
But, alas, what did we really expect? Even worse than those who revel in this kind of misinformation, we have now seen, and have suffered under, those who simply want to control all "information".
I fear for my grandchildren.
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The dichotomy of human instinct to either control or help others is endlessly fascinating to me. Both characteristics must be genetically based with significant development from environmental factors.
I think the main problem with humans and the information age is natural selection favors the control side. Couple that with the fact that the speed of the information age development outpaces evolution on a massive scale meaning we are victims vs. masters of our own creation. The human brain can't evolve fast enough to manage the speed and volume of information forced upon us today.
We are, as they say, domed.