Ex-communities
In a few decades, the idea of community has changed. Not just from physical to digital, but also in terms of their character. What does it say about us?
In a few decades, the idea of community has changed. Not just from physical to digital, but also in terms of their character. What does it say about us?
The internet has replaced the Joneses, and our constant pursuit of presenting a perfect self to the world has caused self-objectification at not just the physical level, but at a cognitive level too. Can our brain handle it?
Self image has at least factors affecting it – one’s abilities, and the acknowledgement one seeks. The latter, especially when one understands others don’t see him/her that way. Where does it go from there?
The pandemic has the potential to cause a step shift in disparity. Not just in the familiar 1% and 99%, but within the privileged classes as well. This is an exploration along three areas – money, relationships & society, and evolution – to the future of front tier (and frontier) journeys.
Choosing “Shuffle Play” on Netflix and outsourcing an entertainment decision to an algorithm may not seem like a big deal, but I think there are second-order consequences that affect the self, society, and species – hugely driven by surveillance capitalism.