Deep Thunder- 9/26

The concept that stuck with me the most after this class was not from one of the Theorists we are reading, but rather, from the notorious Dr. ROG, himself. He cited a departure from nature in the present college generation and younger. This is a turning point in Mankind’s History, he asserted, because with the advent of nuclear weaponry and birth control we now have the power to blow ourselves up and control our reproduction; all for the first time. The danger lies in the crevice widening between simulacra and reality, or the natural. I am paraphrasing and I hope that I am accurate in my summary.
This is how I roll: Man must internalize this artificial environment, this systemization of the world, in order to ensure his survival. We seem to be in the beginning stages of computer technology (ask any science fiction writer) and media is wildly intrusive. Fragmented images assail us almost constantly. I believe that we are not wired for this. Perhaps many who do not assimilate well are not freaks or crazy, maybe it is just difficult for them to find an interface. A classmate mentioned to me that she thinks a lot of depression can be linked to this onslaught in that we can never meet the expectations of happiness that we are shown the people on media possess. I think she may have something there. But if the world outside of us continues to become more artificial, so must we, whether we like it or not. Those who are unable to adapt and interface will be those who will cease. This is the new survival of the fittest. Adaptability has always been necessary to carry on, but now we must go further: we must synthesize.