It seems amazing to me that Primae
Noctis is finally on its way to gaining a proper, independent
distribution and people that I don't even know are already beginning
to back the project on Kickstarter. The technologies of
self-promotion and the ability to connect with others that the
Internet provides are truly amazing, especially when one considers
how recent a development that most of them are.
The complexity of our digital
connections can be so overwhelming at times, but it is truly a
blessing for those of us who are seeking to share ideas and spread
the word about our new creations. I am also finding time to probe
deeper into the sociological aspects of this meta-connectedness, and
have a sense that many people have been wondering for some time about what the next
evolutionary step for the Internet might be.
One question that comes to mind is if
the Internet will continue to be a thing that people are truly aware
or conscious of as an entity? Might our increasing levels of
connectedness eventually relegate the concept of Internet to the
manner of an appliance or tool to the point where it isn't even
named? Could the Internet eventually become our all-encompassing
state or nation, to which we pledge allegiance to and all consider
ourselves citizens of? Or could the freedom that we see
before us turn sour and become a far more restrictive place that seeks to limit our
connectedness rather than enhance it?
For the moment, having just achieved
permanent residency in cyberspace and looking forward to achieving my
own digital dreams, I'm very content to imagine the possibilities,
just as an early arrival to New York in the early 20th
century might have gazed upon the Statue of Liberty or the early
skyscrapers of Manhattan.
For the first time in a long time, I
again believe that anything is possible and that nothing is fiction.
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