Wired But Disconnected
Think about how one connects with others through all the wires that fill our lives. This is not about why people connect, whether they should connect, or that connecting is good or bad for society. I am not against wiring. Wiring is necessary to a life well lived, especially in the digital age. For some, […]
America: Oscillating from Comfortably Numb to Psychosis with Guns
The latest episode of this schizophrenic sociological roller-coaster ride which has become the “bread and butter” of our daily life in contemporary America took place ,of course, in Aurora, Colorado. The delusional young man, obviously in the middle of a psychotic episode, probably thought of himself as a “Dark Knight” on a mission to “save” his […]
Real Social Interaction Is on its Deathbed: Part I
Instead of bringing us together, social media through computers, smart phones, tablets, and all mobile devices is creating a great divide among people. Anyone who wants to communicate in person is fast becoming a minority. More people love their machines than they do other people. These devices are a convenient moat separating people from human […]
HBO’s The Newsroom: News as Fantasy and Spectacle
After only three episodes, the ratings have started to slip for “The Newsroom.” Despite this, HBO, has faith in its future and has announced it is renewing the show for a second season. That’s a vote of confidence for a show that needs a lot of work, if it is to survive. Aaron Sorkin is […]
Discourse, Truth and Power
Discourse, with Latin root in discursus, synthesizes a dynamics of running through some thing or to some thing, place, situs. Radicularly contaminated by the Greek notions of logos and dianoia, the Latin notion of discursus incorporated the meaning of thought, intelligence and reflection that pushed it towards the complex semantic development, taken place in the […]
