The Internet
Abstract
The most important part of our Popular Culture today could be the backbone of our current civilization which is the internet. The free flow of information and commerce over the internet is radically changing our society at an unprecedented rate. Just as the printed page radically changed society 500 years ago; the internet does more changing, faster than we can comprehend. The internet could be bigger in impact than electricity (Closertruth).The internet puts people out of work, creates work, closes business, creates businesses, changed the way we work, changed where we work from, and how we vote; the internet single handedly changed how we live our lives (Thompson).
Plugged In
The most important part of our Popular Culture today could be the backbone of our current civilization which is the internet. Yes, that is what I said, the internet is the backbone of our civilization, email, phone calls, medical records, business information, power plants, traffic flow, are all hooked to it and depend on it to keep the world running. Make no mistake that the biggest mistake each of us and our families can make is not understanding the impact of this thing called the internet
It's the Power, Power Wonder Working Power of the Lord Internet
The free flow of information and commerce over the internet is radically changing our society at an unprecedented rate. Just as the printed page radically changed society 500 years ago; the internet does more changing, faster than we can comprehend. The internet could be bigger in impact than electricity (Closertruth). The only thing the controllers of society have over the people is they use the money of the people to pay taxes so the authority can hire like minded civil servants to help manage the masses. When the masses are able to communicate more then they become an authority watching over government and taking power away from government. The internet will change everything, gradually.
Be a Thinker Not a Stinker
The internet puts people out of work, creates work, closes business, creates businesses, changed the way we work, changed where we work from, and how we vote; the internet single handedly changed how we live our lives (Thompson). 2007 internet sales hit 137 billion dollars and that business came from every store front out there (internetretailer). Quite simply, if you are not doing business with the internet you soon won't have a business. The internet streamlines operations and lowers cost so that you may compete with the smarter people.
Conclusion
Run; don't walk to understanding the most fundamental shift in the world in 500 years. Without a firm grasp of the technology that surrounds you, you will find yourself outside wondering what happened to the good life you once enjoyed.
Reference:
Thompson, Nicholas, http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/0205.thompson.html
http://www.closertotruth.com/topics/technologysociety/102/102transcript.html
http://www.internetretailer.com/top500/index.asp
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