 I'm
sitting in my den with the curtains closed while I ponder the rapidly
approaching new world order. I am scared by what I see as the inevitable
dehumanization of our society. Already it is nearly impossible to
make any purchases without leaving a wonderful paper trail that outlines
your own personal buying patterns. Debit cards and automatic deposit
have made incredible in-roads over the last few years moving us ever closer
to a cashless marketplace. Smart cards are smarter than we are,
and the day will come in the not to distant future when I will have a
small chip implanted into my body that can be scanned by the appropriate
machine giving it access to my personal history and credit background.
Perhaps I read to much into the explosive nature of scientific progress. Everything is for the good of the common man, so we are constantly told. The nature of the political animal does not lend itself to monopolistic control by a few individuals who see themselves as world leaders. The comparisons of group behaviour to that of sheep or lemmings is not entirely appropriate. While the whole can be manipulated to a degree, the whole is nothing more than a collection of individuals banded together in a common environment. So while I sit in my room, hopefully safe from prying eyes, thinking about the future and the role I plan to play in it, I cannot help but be a little paranoid about the security of my own little life. The contributions I have, and will make to society are not so great that I will be missed if somehow my minor entry in the so called big brother computer is altered or erased. All I can do is hope and pray that we are more like individuals in the long run and less like sheep. I am not normally prone to long diatribes on the senselessness of modern society, but one can never be too careful. My name is Jevon and I am here.
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