THE MATRIX FROM LAX
Do you remember when Morpheus said to Neo,
“The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you’re inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.
Oooooooh, did you get those chills right there? I was with my wife yesterday waiting for a plane to depart to Maui for a basketball camp when I scoured the terminal for a place to charge my phone. What I saw was what Morpheus referenced, people sprawled on floors, bathroom counters, tiled floors and the like. They were desperately trying to stay plugged in to ensure connectedness and accessibility. They were in no way ready to be unplugged for to be unplugged would mean no Tweeting, status silence and generally becoming a communicative castaway. This is our world and we’re not only in it as a Matrix, we have embraced this lifestyle of wireless living wholesale. It’s as if we have actually begun believing that we are what we display to 800 friends we’ll never talk to directly. We’re nothing if not virtually engaged. At least that’s what we’ve come to think and I saw it live and in living color at the airport.
I don’t know why we’re so desperate to not miss anything going on somewhere else. I hated my bedtime as a kid because of the fear many adults have now. I just knew people were partying as soon as I tucked it in. And sometimes I wonder if that’s why we camp out near outlets and constantly check the number of bars on the battery icon. What if I’m powered down for 4-6 hours. Whatever would I do? But the majority of mobile users were born before the regular use of wireless devices. I know I was and lived a great part of my life without the immediate conveniences we now enjoy thanks to BlackBerry, IPhones and Droids. But convenience has probably hindered us is all I’m saying. There’s people next to you. What’s the harm in a real conversation? The very thing we fight to preserve could be what’s depriving us of chemistry needed to work effectively with others.
Posted: by Norman Anthony
Category: Bigger than Me, Character, Team, Today's Post
i do agree with the point you have made here i can see that society is becoming more and more into their gadgets and items. Today i saw the effect of that one people begin to loose communication skills you’ll notice that people with out phones talk allot more than someone that text all day we become use to seeing it and thinking what we want to say but never actually speaking it witch is a really backwards system of things also today a girl was texting her ride and i go”hey is it not faster to call” she looks at me and responds with “i like to text its easyer” one calling is always faster two sometimes people never get the tex and three common sense if its your ride call the person. another thing i noticed is that when you get in person you kind don’t know what to say instant gratification is a big thing building up in this world its becoming faster and easier to do things it also seems as i people are becoming more and more custom to it as well if you rip the phones and other gates away get some people to do hard work half will quit because its not fast and instant