Why we are losing or souls, or: Video Killed a lot more than the radio star
So, it has been noticed by many that, generally speaking, people are getting wronger(more wrong?). By this I mean that people are ruder, less considerate and more self-centered. Children don't behave like they used to, service has gone downhill, etc.
Now, part of this is just getting older. The older you get, the more annoying young'uns seem to be. But things are so much worse now, that even people m own age are annoying and older people too. What is so hard to understand about using a freaking trash can? Or saying excuse me when you bump into someone? Jeesh.
So, I have observed and contemplated and realised what the problem is. but first, a delve into history.
As a young and naieve teen I once wrote a tongue-in-cheek column on the proliferation of video cameras. I observed that the people and moments recorded by camcorder are always so happy and cheerful that if we just put camcorders everywhere we would have world peace (brought to you by Sony).
Oh, youth. If only I had realized the armageddon my idea would unleash.
See, I have observed that this bad behavior can most directly be linke to the fact that people just don't have souls anymore. Well, they have souls, there just alot smaller than they used to be. some have suggested the theory that the world was created with one soul, Adam (I assume this theory refers only to human souls, by the way, as animals and plants and such had their own soul pool). Adam's soul was quickly split to make Eve and over the years each time a new person is formed it takes half the soul of his/her creator. This would, understandably, result in a thinning of souls. (1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2, etc. is a small number.) I think this theory is hogwash. Infinite universe, infinite soul pools.
I have another theory. See, some peoples believe that cameras steal a little bit of your soul. What if this were true? What if cameras steal the soul?
"But," you might point out, "cameras have been around for a good while and you, the poster, said that this seems worse of late, why would it suddenly get worse?"
In a word, volume.
think of it this way, An X-Ray now and then doesn't do too much harm. But, have you ever noticed how X-Ray technicians go and stand behind lead walls to take the shot? Not only is this slightly discomfiting, but it serves a purpose: X-Ray techs stay alive. if they were exposed to every X-ray they took, well,it wouldn't be good.
It's the same with cameras. A few shots aren't going to hurt you. Someone takes your picture, "'tis merely a flesh wound." But, what about the security cameras? Or the camcorder displays at an electronics stores? Or the TV news shots of a crowd? That all starts to add up, especially the security cameras. I mean, is it any wonder that TV journalists are soulless hacks? (Perhaps the soul is related to talent which would explain why TV personalities so often suck).
So, if my little essay on cameras for peace has caused the world any harm, I apologize. That was not my intention. I just thought I should apologize while I had some soul left.
Now, part of this is just getting older. The older you get, the more annoying young'uns seem to be. But things are so much worse now, that even people m own age are annoying and older people too. What is so hard to understand about using a freaking trash can? Or saying excuse me when you bump into someone? Jeesh.
So, I have observed and contemplated and realised what the problem is. but first, a delve into history.
As a young and naieve teen I once wrote a tongue-in-cheek column on the proliferation of video cameras. I observed that the people and moments recorded by camcorder are always so happy and cheerful that if we just put camcorders everywhere we would have world peace (brought to you by Sony).
Oh, youth. If only I had realized the armageddon my idea would unleash.
See, I have observed that this bad behavior can most directly be linke to the fact that people just don't have souls anymore. Well, they have souls, there just alot smaller than they used to be. some have suggested the theory that the world was created with one soul, Adam (I assume this theory refers only to human souls, by the way, as animals and plants and such had their own soul pool). Adam's soul was quickly split to make Eve and over the years each time a new person is formed it takes half the soul of his/her creator. This would, understandably, result in a thinning of souls. (1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2 of 1/2, etc. is a small number.) I think this theory is hogwash. Infinite universe, infinite soul pools.
I have another theory. See, some peoples believe that cameras steal a little bit of your soul. What if this were true? What if cameras steal the soul?
"But," you might point out, "cameras have been around for a good while and you, the poster, said that this seems worse of late, why would it suddenly get worse?"
In a word, volume.
think of it this way, An X-Ray now and then doesn't do too much harm. But, have you ever noticed how X-Ray technicians go and stand behind lead walls to take the shot? Not only is this slightly discomfiting, but it serves a purpose: X-Ray techs stay alive. if they were exposed to every X-ray they took, well,it wouldn't be good.
It's the same with cameras. A few shots aren't going to hurt you. Someone takes your picture, "'tis merely a flesh wound." But, what about the security cameras? Or the camcorder displays at an electronics stores? Or the TV news shots of a crowd? That all starts to add up, especially the security cameras. I mean, is it any wonder that TV journalists are soulless hacks? (Perhaps the soul is related to talent which would explain why TV personalities so often suck).
So, if my little essay on cameras for peace has caused the world any harm, I apologize. That was not my intention. I just thought I should apologize while I had some soul left.
posted by Chris at 4:00 PM
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