Posts Tagged ‘ Super Reality ’

Loosely Coupled Components

I continue my explanation of how software has influenced people. This influence continues a process that began with civilization: we became like our technologies – or from their perspective: they become like us. Each influenced the other, until it became difficult to separate the two. Our fundamental technology, all along, has been the machine. And we have [ READ MORE ]

The American Ruling Class

These people do exist, and they are stronger than ever. But America’s attitude towards them is hard to decipher. Their first response, as usual, is simply denial. Americans deny that reality really exists. And a denial of their power structure is part of that pattern. They conform to it automatically and unconsciously while consciously denying its existence. [ READ MORE ]

In the World of the Dead, Death is not Possible

  • January 4th, 2012
  • Posted in Poetry

Everyone knows everything here, but no one understands anything No one understands anything, but everyone knows everything Everyone has everything, but no one is anything No one is anything, but everybody has everything No one does anything, but everyone does everything Everyone does everything, but no one does anything Everyone is wonderful, but no one [ READ MORE ]

If Our Technology is so Wonderful, We Must be Wonderful Too

In fact, just the opposite has been true – as our technology has improved, we, as humans, have deteriorated. The reason for this is simple, but one we cannot grasp – people are not machines, but every technology is. The difference between the two is profound, but one we are determined to ignore. We are determined to [ READ MORE ]

Being Much Better Than Real

The major event of our era is our belief that we have discovered a new world, much better than anything that had existed previously. So much better, it doesn’t even exist in the real world – but in a world of its own. Mankind has always wanted to be better than real, this is what [ READ MORE ]

You Only Gotta Know One Thing

And that is this: where all the power is. If you don’t want to think in terms of power, think about money – they amount to pretty much the same thing. Who has all the money? And who has all the jobs? For most Americans this question has no answer: jobs are just where they [ READ MORE ]

Technological Progress and Social Progress Now Act in Opposition to Each Other

I wish this were not so, because I admire technical progress so much – but the facts are staring me in the face. Technology has always been a double-edged sword. Agriculture, for example, gave us much more food than before, but immediately had political consequences: empires and social inequality appeared; people became much better at [ READ MORE ]

Being and Superbeing

“To be, or not to be!” is no longer the question. We are no longer interested in being merely human. The question now is “How super-human can we become?” The answer thrills us enormously: there seems to be no limit to this. My main obsession, as you may have noticed, is trying to figure out [ READ MORE ]

We Have Become Everything and Nothing at the Same Time

This is nothing new, religious fanatics have been behaving this way forever. And, as the latest religious fanatics, we are behaving this way right now. We are talking about the difference between what we believe and what we really are. The religious fanatic believes he (as an impersonation of God) is everything. Everyone else only [ READ MORE ]

To Be or Not to Be

When I took a course on English Lit in college, our professor belittled this famous passage from Shakespeare as being trivial and meaningless. I now marvel at his ignorance – in this case, Shakespeare was right. This is the human race’s biggest problem – one we continually have to deal with – and one we [ READ MORE ]

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