Information Super Highway

It has been said that we live in an age of instant gratification. That people want their information as soon as possible. And I believe in many particulars, this is true. We also have the technology that supports this societal behavior: cell phones with hundreds of internet aps, instant messaging, texting, e-mail, social networks, search engines, tivo, youtube, twitter, to name a few. We can get whatever we want, wherever we want and whenever we want. And yet I wonder if our "need for speed" has spawned these devices, or if we have become less patient as a result of them- A paradox!

But what if the situation in which the information is passed is changed? So many people, busy people, have said they don't like to read, they don't have time to read, this may be so but of course many do enjoy reading. You (reader) obviously like to read because you've made it this far down. If this had been a post or a comment on facebook, no one would read it. They'd say it's too long and move on. But the situation here is different now isn't it? This is a blog site, that in itself indicates a much different pace, a slower even relaxing mode is taken on. Even now I'm just sipping some coffee enjoying the morning as I write this. There is no need to reply quickly to anyone, or to update you on what I'm doing besides the coffee or after the coffee. Just a boring article to write.

I guess the point I want to make here is that, even though we live in a fast paced world with instant everything, there are many of us who enjoy just living, just being, and enjoying the finer things. We like to curl up on the couch and read a good book, knowing full well that it could take several hours, days or even weeks to finish. 


The way that we analyze how and where information comes from can greatly affect whether or not we choose to receive it. This may not be a pandemic A.D.D. as much as our ability to distinguish between levels of importance or relevance. And it just may be that we are very good at filtering certain information out, we come across as antsy because our world is so full of ads and spam and what not we've become accustomed ... But sadly our need to "stay connected" seems to get in the way. I think it begins to overtake our lives and hinders our creative and abstract mind if we let it... Now I'm just starting to ramble.