Ecothought
30Nov/080

Beige Thinking

Homo sapein sapein has made amazing leaps in the last 6000 years.  The rate of innovation in modern times is nothing less than astonishing. In the internet age a full technology cycle is now somewhere around 3 years. So much of this advance happened in western countries but somewhere in the last 10 years a fascinating new influence has infiltrated its way into western nations, including Australia. This influence has acted to suppress innovation, to deride original thought and to suggest instead that watching other people living in a house or fighting to rise to supremacy on a desert island is actually more enjoyable than learning, listening to music, reading a good book or spending time with good friends.

27Nov/080

Intro to My Blog

Many of those who know me will tell you that I am an opinionated bloke.  They will also tell you that I am a grumpy "angry ant". On these charges I plead guilty. But the real truth is that I probably spend too much time thinking, reading and thinking some more. Unfortunately this is a past time which is no longer very well regarded in Australian society. We are supposed to sit around and watch other people's lives played out on television and ponder what the next item is that we are supposed to purchase that we don't really read. Discussion about the real issues that face our society and humanity are "someone else's problem - probably the Government's problem.."

Anyway, if there is anyone who actually wants to hear what I think, this is where I will place my thoughts on a range of subjects.  I doubt anyone will read them, but hey it's good for my sanity...