Access

I recently saw a commercial where a woman was seeing a vision and it was two images merging in reality. The commercial then went on to state that in our day and age companies are competing for our attention via TV, internet and the such.

I was thinking about this recently. There are many times I turn on my tv and watch movies, use On Demand or Netflix streaming just to have something on in the background as I surf the net and do what I do on it (no porn cause that takes a completely different type of concentration).

I recently saw this commercial and thought to myself, "how true is this?" I looked around myself and counted my devices.

Not only do I have at least 5 devices to consume information readily at my disposal, but four of them have the ability to have multiple internet screens. So in theory my ability is only limited to my devices processor power, and battery life depending on what is and is not plugged in to a power supply.

I ponder this, and hope you wonder also. When was the last time that you just sat down and watched TV, a movie, the news, anything like that, without looking at Facebook on your computer, updates on your cell phone (regardless of who made it) and the such. When was the last time you went anywhere and just focused on one thing. If you have ever been to Hooters or Buffalo Wild Wings (or any sports bar with a host of TVs, all with different programming) and been able to focus on one thing other than the TVs or breasts? (All puns intended there.)

We live in an age of information saturation. I am not going to say whether this is good or bad. That is for history to decide. All I will comment on is that it leaves secrecy, and privacy to be desired, and valuable to those cherish it most.

Damien Jaymz