Sunday, March 22, 2009

Analog Humans in an Increasingly Digital World - How Will We Survive?

With digital media/content expanding exponentially and new delivery devices evolving faster than pre-Cambrian life forms, it's a truism that digital technology reigns supreme. Although it sounds like modern heresy, in some applications, digital technology is less potent than an older, less hip, predecessor technology: analog. The trend toward digital hegemony is unquestionable. Yet there's a simple fact often overlooked: We are not digital. Human beings are analog creatures who interact with our environment through means [sight, sound and touch] honed over millennia of evolution. Read more...

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