I could say alot on this but I will keep it short...
For those who are still thinking the internet is for your information AKA 'the information hiway' ... well ... FYI
Its more than a resource... or as some would cry as an unecessary evil... Do we understand the times we are in and the implications...applications of such a thing/time as this?
Do you see the connection? Can you make a connection to your faith/church/culture?
Maybe answer this... Can we seperate form and content when it comes to our faith? Are we Faith 2.0? Maybe this is part of the tension of the 'irrelevant church'?
Thoughts
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Love it!
When I mention Web 2.0 to people they get this odd look on their face and then you explain and they begin to get it. What they don't get it, nor as do I, is just how big the implications or possibilities of Web 2.0 has.
That being said, have I helped the machine? Am I just another pawn in the ploy of Web 2.0's quest for world domination. I will never know, or will. I might look it up on Google. I'm feeling lucky.
We are truly now in the middle of the Information Age.
I wouldn't say the world has changed much though, rather that the web is an extension of our culture and has done for publicity what the telephone did for communication.
What has happened is power has shifted from the few to the masses and become decentralized. A sort of wild west of the electronic frontier where everyone can stake a piece of 2.0 and claim it as their own.
Theoretically it is easier and quicker to become famous (or more rather infamous). Celebrity also becomes decentralized and watered down. Everyday I open a newspaper and glancing at the 'celebrity pages' I don't recognise any of them.
However, it's not the end of society or culture- it's a paradigm shift. Only the most creative and technologically competent can forge a celebrity status, with little chance of making money unless they transfer to the real world.
Scandals and corruption of the elite are publicized the moment they break and dissected by millions of reporters. Instead of creating greater accountability, the world has become desensitized due to the sheer tidal wave and so it has had the reverse effect of becoming the norm.
We are seeing the beginning of authors, reporters and celebrities losing income and status- only those that adapt (e.g. U2, Robert Murdoch) survive to continue making money.
Our politicians continue to live in a bubble where scandal takes time reaching the press and people don't notice. This results in more and more people becoming cynical and disinterested in politics- which in turn leads to greater corruption and drowned protests of freedom.
There is hope however- the power of the web has birthed a new interest in politics and in some cases swayed elections. The web also levels the playing field for the world population to all have a chance of obtaining fame and fortune.
That's just off the top of my head.
I realize some of my statements were contradictory but I am too tired to expand and differentiate
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Wow. How do we uphold universal truths in the midst of this?
I can't imagine trying to affect change in the midst of the internet. Go for it Mark!!!
Paul
I guess the important question to ask in this is ... What is truth?
maybe the definition of truth should be universally challenged
how about 'truth 2.0'?
Seth Godin has an interesting post on web 2.0 and some interesting predictions of web 3.0 and web 4.0.
I love the idea of church 2.0....it makes such clear sense to me.
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