“Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or bed- no escape. Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters in your skull.” – George Orwell
You came back, Thanks! I knew you would, ‘cuz I’ve been watching. So have the twenty eyes in all the other heads.
Alright, I haven’t been watching. But I am sure that a lot more than twenty others have. It’s the world we live in.
Let me paint a picture…
Kerry & Kevin working at their computers in the office. Strange electronic sound buzzes from Kerry’s side.
Kerry – “Kids are home, can you put the dogs out? They have
friends with them”
Me – “What do you mean they’re home, how do you know?”
Kerry – “I was just notified.”
Me – “What do you mean you were just notified?”
Kerry – “I have a tracking app on my phone.”
Me – “What? Did you put a dog chip in them or something?”
Kerry – “No, it tracks their phone”
Me – “Hmmm. do you track me too?”
Kerry – “Every step you take!”
Me – “Hmm.”
*****
Strange electronic sounds buzzes from Kerry’s phone.
Me – “I think your phone is acting up, the kids are going to bed.”
Kerry – “Davan’s phone needs to be charged.”
Me – “You’re phone told you that?”
Kerry – “Yes.”
Me – “Hmm.”
*****
Strange electronic sounds buzzes from Kerry’s phone.
Kerry – “Hmmm.”
Me – “See, it’s acting up. He can’t be home yet, he’s going to his friend’s house.”
Kerry – “I know, he just got there and his top speed was 75MPH.”
Me – “Hmm. The speed limit is 50-65 on those roads. Call him right now.”
*****
Scary, right? Great at the same time, hence my bittersweet relationship with technology. And, that is only one app, one capability. We can track the kids and know if they are online, offline, trying to watch something inappropriate, or just playing a game. You name it, we can monitor it. Thank goodness this technology wasn’t around when I was growing up.
So that’s great for monitoring your kids, right? What about out in the “real” world now? When I say real world, I mean the fake world. You know the cyber, internet, social media world. Or is that the real world now? I still get confused.
My point is, there’s nowhere to hide any more. All eyes are watching. All the time. It’s like a great big cyber Santa machine. The world knows if you’ve been naughty or nice. To your friends, your family, your parents, boss, colleagues, customers, heck, even your dog. So, STOP kicking your dog ASSHOLE! Sorry, I love dogs.
Back to the point. We now live in a giant snow globe. Everyone everywhere has a seat with a view. Sure, we can shake it up a bit and decrease the visibility, but the dust, the snow, always settles. I know this isn’t new to anyone. This isn’t some profound realization I’m sharing, but I want to share my story and experience with it. Hopefully, provide some insight that will help you navigate through the onlookers. If nothing else, provide a few laughs.
The fact is, I am simply amazed by people. Amazed! The brilliance, creativity, ingenuity. The knowledge, skill, expertise. The love, compassion, charity. The ignorance, stupidity, judgment. The hatred, brutality, greed. The etc, etc, etc. Yes, it’s all there to see. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Taking center stage, the grand performance for all to witness. And like, and share, and comment. And rant, and rave, and praise. And block, and stalk, and mock. Whatever you want to do. However you want to do it. Whenever you want to do it. Whoever you want to be. Whoever you want to see. It’s endless and senseless. Yet it’s absolutely amazing.
You better. Watch what you say. Watch what you do. Watch how you say it. Watch how you do it because those twenty eyes are watching. Think twice or thrice, but not too loud because they just might hear as well.
Get ready for the brave new world. No really, that’s the title of the next part.
See you next time.
Talk Soon,
Kevin W @LEAP272
Owner-Operator
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