Universal Online Access...Reflections

For those human beings who have video or other creations that can be shared online...
the benefit of having universal access to sites like YouTube and Blogger...are obvious. For all...these online systems...offer a place where you can express yourself. It takes discipline...not to plunge into the "sea of subjectivity"...it seems to offer...that might sometimes result in rantings and ravings...that are a form of self expression ...and may even be therapeutic...but...may not communicate much of anything useful or uplifting...to would be viewers. This morning...however...I find myself thinking about how much we curtail what we have to say...in our every day conversations with others...not wanting to "offend" etc. Looking at that...makes me see...why...there has to be some benefit...beyond narcissistic expression...for a human being to have a place where each person using it...can be him or herself...and...in a way...say to the world...this is who I am...take it or leave it...if you don't like what you see or hear in this place...you don't have to visit here again. As I reflect on the pros and cons of having universal online access these
days...I see this...over all...as being a place where each of us can make our stand
...if we need to...or say to the world...what you are seeing and hearing here...is
closer to who I really am...than when we meet out there...in the world of trying not
to offend...or seeking to advance ourselves...in the "real" world.........Quester.