With YouTube, Skype Video and 4-G network, we will be watching a lot of video.
Some content was finally “remastered” to be added on to the collective archive in the cloud.
Yet, we neglect to clean our lenses and learn to see as if for the first time.
The sense of wonder, curiosity, marvel, or just discover what’s been there all along.
(The National Archivist picked Star Wars among others for future
generations).
I had my glass redone last week. After trying the new lenses on, it got worse. Turned out that the store had the wrong measurement for the order.
What you see depends on where you stand.
A or B? Is this better or worse?
Yesterday, on Bloomberg, Pimm Fox had a great interview with Howard Davidowitz, who pointed out that with more online shopping, we are stuck with so much excess in commercial retail space.
I live close to the near-abandoned Palm Beach Mall. All stores had moved out, except for JC Penney. Even when it’s not “last chance bargain” store, it feels like it.
We view others and being viewed within a context. I have my daughter’s high school graduation picture on my desk. I might be looking at her picture, but actually, she has looked at me, watching Dad struggle, put on his best face, war face if need be.
We also see differently when we are intoxicated, or with a pocket full of money.
It’s sad to hear that attempts at micro lending in India have failed due to loan sharks.
Noble idea but not without some hiccups.
With a new decade comes new configuration, if only we can “see” (IaaS for instance).
See what’s left standing. See what’s coming up from behind.
See who are still with us when the dust is settled.
And most importantly, seeing our real selves: that which has actually emerged due to so much contextual stimuli (that draw out our characters, and sharpen them in the process.)
The old Western movies extolled the Alpha Male (Last Man Standing).
Somehow, our Capitalist society got a page from that same script. The result is, Chase branch at every corner, and JC Penney the only left in the block.
I know now what’s tomorrow’s blog should be about: on becoming.
New terms such as “coffice” (in Korea, you pay for the coffee like at Starbucks and sit down to commandeer a table from 9-5), TARP, CDO etc…New Year Celebration, on ABC, I heard Ke$ha (We are who we are) say “let’s make twenty eleven a bitch”.
Underneath it all, we should be glad that next-gen are holding it quite well.
If twenty eleven turns out as expected, then we are going to be OK.
That’s how I “see” it. So much wasted retail space, so much wasted US talent.
Thang Nguyen 555 