Jan 8
Social Media And Its Discontents
Threads of conversation are lost
in the ether. Wires are crossed on
a regular basis. We pay
the costs for vain- glorious schemes,
when we could be dancing freely,
with dazzling words & images.
Butterfly minds can still outwit
the rigidity of crude systems,
yet freedom of speech is under
threat from mass media moguls.
This is the age of hysterical
reactions, not measured responses.
We could be one with each other,
but we hide behind frozen masks.
Modern communication does
not entail true communion.
Echo chambers limit thought
and expression. We need to use
technology's fine tools and blend
vast information with wisdom.
