Depressive Cant
I feel that I should write something today, but what? Last night as I was flipping between football games (52 - 3?! Stupid Green Bay) I came across an interview with Kurt Vonnegut.
The interview only seemed to reinforce my view of the man as a pessimist with a negative view of humanity, though with a bizarre love for people. One thing I did not know is that he is a self proclaimed Luddite mainly because technology is fucking with the way we live. It keeps us isolated from one another... ex: my name is not Z.Monkey. I can stand on my soap box without worrying about anyone knowing who I am. This weblog does not come up when you do a search for my name (this is not necessarily a bad thing as a future employer could then find this and not hire me because of views I express here). It does, however, cut down on my chances of actually meeting new people (the obvious exception being spammers). It is also a one way discussion, mostly. Wouldn't it be better if my friend's and family were all able to post? It could become a community of ideas and not just me spewing trash. Sigh. With everyone moving around and shit it is difficult to form many solid relationships.
Last week we did a power hour and Maletas decided to call up our friend in Georgia. It was good talk to him, and reminded me of all the good times we had together. It also made me realize how bad I am at actually keeping in touch with people... maybe its because I have nothing to say or because I am too self-absorbed.
By the way, this shirt is very amusing.
Z.Monkey
posted by Mike Henninger @ 10/10/2005 11:12:00 AM
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1 Comments:
hee hee, I agree that it is an amusing shirt, though I wonder if it`d be worth it to have all those people constantly asking you what the significance of an asterisk was.
Sure, technology is fucking with the way we live, but what`s the difference between "fucking with it" and "changing it?" Didn`t the invention of the ice-box and auto-mobile also "fuck with" the way we live? What about the electric tie rack, sports bra and time machine?
I see blogging as an attempt to try to keep in touch with everyone who`s moving around and shit at once, without having to write/mail individual letters (accidentally leaving people out and thereby losing acquaintences) .. sure, the loss of acquaintences is inevitable either way, but this way you`ve consistently got the attention of your group of friends who sit at computers all day. w00t?
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