tech spoof

I happened to be browsing through some blogs, some defunct, some active, some totally gone.

I read through the old posts, the tags and I was kinda puzzled. Were we really like that 2, 3 years ago? Or rather, who's who? Is the person's character and personality really as portrayed in the post?

Or am I to believe what I see now? Or perhaps it's true, people change. And quite drastically too.

Maybe it's just me, but I think many things can be deduced from one's blog. From the maintenance, the type of entries, and especially something which I for once have an opinion- the number of blogs. The frequency the user changes his or her blog.

Yea, maybe it's just me. But to me, a blog is like a record book. You don't just keep changing record books unless for a good reason. It's something to refer to in future and by closing one down, it's as good as destroying a hard disk of memory. Yea I wouldn't rule out the many possible reasons for changing or closing blogs. But I believe when you start something like this, don't just end it with no apparent reason. The lack of time has often been the excuse. It's acceptable and I use it sometimes too but it's admirable to see people who actually set aside time daily to do a personal reflection. The discipline, the willpower, the character is truly respectable.

With the everchanging technological scene, it is very easy for something to be a hit one day and a miss the next. Take iphone as an example. I remember the craze when iphone 1 came out. The craze was even more intense with 2 and then 3. You will hardly find anyone using an iphone 1 anymore. The turnover rate is insanely high. It just promotes wastage and encourages desire and greed. And that is why I admire a down to earth, practical, disciplined person who will standby his values. I'm not discouraging advancement and improvement. One can always stay current by not being directly involved in the unnecessary craze. You don't have to be a user to advance.

However, if you do become one, don't jump ship so quickly. Or abandon ship. Look at msn messenger, does anyone still log in regularly? It used to be the first thing everyone would do when the computer is switched on. People complained how artificial the interaction was but I think it's so much more personal and useful than facebook messenger. The emo-icons, remember the games?, the file sharing and even video conferencing. People spent hours on it. My record was more than 12 hours. And now, a hi bye on fb usually doesn't last an hour. I don't know, the feel just isn't there.

Anyway, my point here isn't to discredit fb, but to put up a reminder: like the first generation bots in i-robot, PERHAPS, the older generation deserve more of our time. And perhaps they served only a good cause, unlike a superficial unnecessary new generation of products which encourages more undesirable values.