Looking out over the sea of humanity

I think many of us are unhappy or apprehensive regarding this loss of Zaadz and the change over to Gaia. In fact I started writing this in my head about a month ago and went online to post two weeks ago and the site was down. More fuel to some peoples’ fire I am sure, amusements to others, and a chance for me to refine and tweak this Blog.

Loss is really what it is. Many of us joined the Zaadz community because we didn’t like the Penny Arcade of Myspace or the Meet Market of Facebook. Many of us are… well lets just say, have spent a few more years in these bodies on this plane then the average user of those other sites. Some are new to the net, some of us have been on computers since the 80’s.

I remember the first time I was introduced to the internet – it was just an intranet – even though I was well into the start of my adult life the overwhelming awe that overtook me was amazing. With all the wide eyed wonder of a 5 year old I could see the future. The absolutely amazing evolution of the cyber world is stunning and I am sure unequal in the last few billion years of life on this planet. In fact, I have often used the evolution of the computer to debunk those who refuse to even thing about Darwin’s treatise let alone read it.

The experience of “talking” to some one in Germany for the fist time over the net, it took 4 days over a very clumsy bulletin board but we did make contact. Comparing that to the amazing programming that is behind Zaadz –there I go again Gaia, makes my head spin. I think it was in ‘89 I was able to purchase my first ‘personal computer’ It was top of the line - I think it had 20MB, now I only have 58 gigs of free hard drive left and I am looking for things to ditch. The only constant is change.

Gaia = earth, home, one

Zaadz = seed

One of the critics of Zaadz/Gaia said it is a lot of “hippy drivel” I actually agree, I think that is one of the problems with our community – however with the growth and the movement into our growth from a seed community into that of a whole planet that is starting to change. Another critic mentioned something about unfair monitoring and people being kicked out because they didn’t play nice with others. I don’t know the situation that they were speaking of so I will not even guess or surmise. I have seen what I have felt might be looked at as a passive aggressive movement to shut down a pointed rant. ShawnMichelle – a fantastic writer I might add – made a very good point in his blog on tolerance. However, I believe he thought he was ‘preaching to the choir’ turns out not all of this communal choir has heard the same message. I have been messing around here for a year or so, and have never seen so many comments on a blog. Irate comments; People, in this community, taking things personally – wow; all I could do was laugh. What really got me though was ‘Eyes Only’ (might need to be a sci-fi buff for that reference) chirped in – basically telling everyone to ‘play nice now’. Why? sometimes you really need to slap people hard to wake them up. I see it here; I see it in my office everyday. We need to get past worrying about the fact that someone might take something we say personally – It is not my responsibility (or within my ability) to direct someone how to interpret and digest an idea. We all take things in through our own personal filters

For the most part I have left this site. I will continue to check in once and a while but if you really wish to find me. click here

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