State of our Privacy

In 1984 big brother is the face of the ruling party leader that appears ever where.  The best description I have of this is the movie V for vendetta.  In the movie they are patrolling the city listening to what people have to say and have this secrete group that come and take out anyone with an opposing mind.

 It also reminds me of a Simpsons show where they install video cameras to stop crimes and the people revolted over it.  Today we are putting cameras up everywhere.  Also in cities they are installing listening devises that for now are meant the hear gun shots.  Also they are monitoring our internet access.  Companies like AT&T have been found to make copies of their customer’s calls and let the US government listen in.  Recently there have been increases in the invasions of our privacy however we are not to the extent as in 1984.  We still have the right to think our own opinions.  If we were in a big brother state the protesters outside of Wall Street would just disappear overnight.  It’s hard to say how much of our freedoms are being invaded on when you are not told they are invading it so I feel like we are not in the state that the people in London are in the book.  

Are we capable for lives of solitude

I know that I could not live in a cabin by myself for more than a week.  Humans are social beans we need our interaction with each other to make us whole.  One of the punishments for people how break laws and are trouble makers in prison is solitary confinement.  It is meant to drive you crazy because you have no interaction with any one.  I personally feel that I don't spend enough time with my friends and I feel like I am left out because I have a full work load.  Plus I feel like we make technology an essential part of our society so we don’t feel left out when we spend time alone.   We always want to hang out with someone; we don’t like to spend time by ourselves.  When we spend time by ourselves we wonder why no one wants to talk to me.  We see being alone as a sign of being socially awkward.  I think it all goes back to the noses question. Are we so used to all of the distractions that we want them in our life and without it, we feel like our life is not real? In feed when the kids lost their feed chip and when they were being reconnected, they were flipping out like a drug addict going through withdrawal