When I was a lad, I read science fiction novels that were set in a future rife with marvelous technologies mined from the deepest recesses of creative artist's imaginations. The boundaries of space and time were not hindered by physical realities, but only by the reader's own limitations on what might actually be possible after given years to create and develop.
I remember showing my mother an advertisement in a magazine that claimed that an oven powered by microwaves could fry crisp bacon in ninety seconds. Mother laughed, and said it was just a gimmick to steal people's money, because such a device could not exist.
I also remember the whole family gathering around our first touch tone telephone! We were amazed that we no longer had to "dial" the number, but just push buttons in the correct sequence and the call would be connected. Funny, I think the expression "dial the number" is still commonly in use, even though over half of the population has never actually dialed a telephone!
And although I witnessed the emergence of newer, faster and better technologies over my fifty-five years, I never could have imagined that what I am sitting here doing right now would ever have been possible:
I never, in my wildest dreams, postulated that I would be able to sit at my kitchen table with my coffee, and conjure up some thesis or diatribe, and that those carefully chosen words of wisdom would be instantaneously available to over a billion people all around the globe!
Just think about that! It really boggles the mind.
And I believe that this prosaic power of proliferation should not be abused, but should be harnessed and controlled for the enrichment and benefit of all those that participate in the common experience of information sharing.
It's an awesome responsibility, and one that should not be taken lightly!
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