Web’s(h)out!

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I had perhaps naively presupposed that this blog would remain an amoeba in the primordial swamp of Gondwana Land and could never evolve into a being of substance (with backbone?): plesiomorphic rather than apomorphic, though not to underestimate the relative merits of being a mollusc.


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But the web, with an exponential speed akin to mitosis, evolves daily, voraciously sucking on the information it is fed: inexorable, organic. Its interconnectivity, like a mind where well-trodden links form web memories that the formidably Google, the nascent ego, percolates to the top of its consciousness, expands at a fantastic rate in inexplicable and insuperable ways. Poor old psychowrecker thought he would be buried in the subconscious: part of the dream not the reality. Naïve old psychowrecker!


Above: "Et in Arcadia ego"

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Imagine my surprise: my review (?) reviewed already! And here I most profess my innocence and ignorance: innocent of the crime of review and ingenuously ignorant of the possibilities of my comments disclosed. My thoughts on Jack Yan’s and Mark Jackson’s tutorials (see: ‘School’s Out’) were in no way intended as a review in the sense of an examination to ensure there adequacy, accuracy, or correctness, they were I imagined, personal comments and opinions expressed as part of an internal dialogue: therein lies my ingenuousness! There is for me a surreal aspect to the web interface: it is easy to sit at the computer and disconnect from the fact that the web connects (!): a solitary rendition before an unseen audience. The web is a medium and by clicking that ‘publish’ button, I have become part of the media! This, a ridiculous and confounding realisation, is real!

I trust it is clear from my comments in the prior entry ‘School’s Out’ that: I thoroughly enjoyed my participation in both tutorials and that I have nothing but respect and admiration for both the speakers. But it leaves me wondering uneasily, given that it is possible that these entries be read, should I, as an obscure voice in the new media, part of the, as Jack writes on his ‘Persuader’ blog (http://www.jackyan.com/blog/), "democratisation" of the web, start to censor myself? Alas, methinks not. I was born with a voice, I speak (therefore IAM (?)) and I have never been able to shut myself up! If I choose to opine on any topic, that is my right: I am franchised with the freedom of speech; I claim it as an inalienable and innate mandate of my humanity!
Please don’t sue me...



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Above: Freedom of Speech Guatemalan Style