But . . . but . . . but . . . our's IS to reason why!
Alright, so after I did a search to find out who first said this, it turns out it was Tennyson but the line was "Their's not to reason why, their's but to do and die."
Which does nothing to change the question of "why start a blog?" To waste time, really. To attempt some semblance of achieving an "internet community", which is quite ridiculous. The internet has worked well in destroying our sense of community. As has technology as a whole. People interact with each other less. We prefer the safety and security of hiding behind our computers.
So who am I to do any different?
Perhaps we would do better to return to a clan/tribe type of system. We have all worked so hard to assimilate ourselves. But what has been gained? How much has been lost, as we blend our cultures together. And by "we", I speak more of those of European descent now living in the United States. Many minorities have kept their subcultures, for better and for worse. In my mind, it seems better. It keeps them together. (Of course, I could be wrong about this. I'm just making this up at the moment.) But perhaps we would do better to create a new culture. How does one do this? How do you create a culture?
I don't know.
Which does nothing to change the question of "why start a blog?" To waste time, really. To attempt some semblance of achieving an "internet community", which is quite ridiculous. The internet has worked well in destroying our sense of community. As has technology as a whole. People interact with each other less. We prefer the safety and security of hiding behind our computers.
So who am I to do any different?
Perhaps we would do better to return to a clan/tribe type of system. We have all worked so hard to assimilate ourselves. But what has been gained? How much has been lost, as we blend our cultures together. And by "we", I speak more of those of European descent now living in the United States. Many minorities have kept their subcultures, for better and for worse. In my mind, it seems better. It keeps them together. (Of course, I could be wrong about this. I'm just making this up at the moment.) But perhaps we would do better to create a new culture. How does one do this? How do you create a culture?
I don't know.
posted by Warchief at 12:21 PM
4 Comments:
we are creating our own culture, its just really lame.
So how do we change that? Why can't we simply reach forward, press the "restart" button, and try again from our last saved game? And when DID we last save?
admit that the individual is powerless in the face of culture.
well, as the last White Bulgarian indian scot on the continent, I kick Culture's ass every day
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