this age of the information superhighway, or cyberspace, as it's come to be known, is spectacular. to have so much knowledge available at our fingertips is truly remarkable. there is always the risk of misinformation, what with the freedom of anyone with a blog or a domain to digitally publish whatever information they want (whether it be true or not). but when you are well-versed in cyber exploration this is less of an issue.
i spend a lot of time getting lost on the world wide 'interweb' (to quote tracy jordan, 30 rock, obvi). i guess for me it's like being in a new country, wandering aimlessly and finding yourself in the least likely of places. i can end up with a series of 20 tabs open, the first having to do with london streetstyle and the last excitedly detailling the re-release of 30-year-old French erotic films. and how did i get from a to z? i have NO idea...and that's what makes it so fun.
but there is also a dark side, at least for me. because my desire to absorb all of this information is a source of great pressure. yes, it's supposed to make my life so much easier. but sometimes it does just the opposite. i have about 50 bookmarks on my firefox, most of which i would love to check daily. but the prospect of checking 40 blogs and sites a day is incredibly daunting! i fail before i've even begun. so i wait a few days, but the longer i wait the more is written and my task becomes all the more daunting. don't get me wrong, i wouldnt trade the access we all have for anything. i just need to cope with the fact that i want to read/know it all...
in this age of unprecidented access to information, are we making our lives more difficult in making them easier? or am i just ridiculously lazy?
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