The other day in AP lit we watched an oddly themed video That showed us some crazy facts, and asked us what does it all MEAN.The English dictionary classifies this usage of the word mean as," to intend to express or indicate." From what I can make from it this video is directed at us Americans. It is informing us on the current state of the world, and comparing it with other data throughout history. Flatly pointing out how steep of an exponential growth the world is taking in the direction of a technological revolution. Germinating the political spectrum science is able to create right before our eyes. The fact that most of the data was mind blowing, forms an eerie feeling in my quarters. All the things in the video are being used every minute, and we are to oblivious to stop for a second and reflect on these observations unless a well made video puts it out in front of us. Now back too the meaning. Who am I to say what the meaning of all this factual information is. Why add to this language game. It means nothing to a homeless dude on the street. Walk up to some less fortunate individual and be like," hey, did you know- If your 1 in a million in China... there are 1300 people just like you." He'll probably curse you out or ask you for help, and not really be caring about what it means. Tie this in with the conversation that took place in ch.26 of CATS CRADLE and you will once again see how all this "true info" has no meaning to someone who doesn't care or already knows. There is no real need to ponder what it means ,but the possibilities just fascinate the mind and cause people to find a true meaning/narrative/untruth/. It's nice to know that people have their own answers to trick questions. I don't so I just say it is what it is; nothing to be taken from it or given. It's just there because it is. That happened because it happened, and this is like that because that's how it is. No why,how,and if about it, just know that it happened and generalize. Instead of everything happens for a reason, how bout everything just happens.
I think the picture you included says it pretty well: with all the information overload, where do we find a center? howe do we make sense of it all? If we can't, then how do we organize our lives in the absence of an ultimate center? Hmm . . .
ReplyDeleteVery insightful blog jaideep. I really like the the line "Flatly pointing out how steep of an exponential growth the world is taking in the direction of a technological revolution. " That is truly correct we have taken a step into a steep abyss and maybe this technological revolution will only come back to haunt us more than it already is doing so now. Moreover, i totally agree, with the fact that you say things happen, and their is no true absolute meaning to life, or in that case anything ele. i like you mentioned, also feel people should just take things for what they are if they happen they happen, and if people want to make their own truths about something, then i think they should keep that truth as an expression of opinion and not try to pin it down on other people as the one and ultimate truth to a concept or idea. However, the ideas you brought out in your blog are very interesting and i agree with them completely. very good blog and nice diction by the way.
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