tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10280668.post114114249232447522..comments2023-09-22T06:05:17.495-05:00Comments on Brad Appleton's ACME Blog: The World is 5-Dimensional: Globalization and TeleportationBrad Appletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15136106921504315995noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10280668.post-1145262652504908102006-04-17T03:30:00.000-05:002006-04-17T03:30:00.000-05:00I'm not sure why, but this whole flattening gives ...I'm not sure why, but this whole flattening gives me the creeps. Like we are ants in a big pile. Globalization and connectivity that technology provides us with allows us to connect to all and everyone, but we become a "system" rather than a community. Building trust is a delicate and precious process that does not happen en mass. It takes time and dedication for the needs of individuals.<BR/><BR/>We have learned to appreciate freedom, and we have learned th danger of dictatorship. But the flattening is dominated by technology (at least Glob3.0) and technology is still dictated by a Mighty Few. History shows that dictatorship can be a blessing if and only if the dictator is a fair ruler, with a profound vision of what is good for the masses. But can we trust our technological dictators? Microsoft, Google, IBM are constantly fighting technology wars. Open Source is fighting for a democratic and free world (of technology), ruled by the people.<BR/><BR/>No, I don't deny that I love it that I can talk to a friend in a small town in California while walking my dog in the park in Eindhoven, or talk to my kids while driving my car. But in business, I'm just an insignificant ant that can be stepped on and crushed, and nobody cares.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338420995938912564noreply@blogger.com