Parallel Universe....

Couldn't help it, I had to put my eyes and my head into the very good "Black House". Born from the talent of two authors collaborating: King and Straub. Right after I read "The Talisman" that re-introduced the parallel universes in my head, I took the trip again toward a world not ruled by technology but my magic. What state would be the world today without the technology we have now.... No computer, no Facebook or Twitter; no mobile phones.... Would we be still gathering at dusk, telling each other stories, passing tradition from one voice to one ear, one generation to the next. Would we know the name of our neighbor and the name of their children. Would we show more respect for life in general and to our world in particular if technology has not yet seen the light of day.
What did Technology and AI achieved today, I am just talking in terms of communication and connection. The paradoxical achievement that put you isolated in front of your PC, disconnected from the world around you, beings from flesh and bones, to connect and communicate with disembodied being that answers to the name of blast-O-3648, Pinksatin or Fakerwhatever? Your address book is now digital and identities are a blur. One things that remained to be cherished though, is the absence of social status. You are what you write, nameless, genderless, status-less. It gives you the whole impression to be part of a whole, a digital community. Link with people that would not give you the time of the day in other circumstances and also the ability to "read people thoughts", become acquainted with even the most out of reach character.
In the digital universe, you can befriend "stars" on the human level (from Actors, Writers,Big shot designers to CEO of big corps ); no social or VIP barrier to hold you back, the simple magic of communication.... in the safety of your home.
Is that what it is all about: connection but with safety.... The conviction that no harm will come to you if you take the chance to talk to strangers in the limitless digital streets.
Why can't we apply the courtesy rules of the digital universe to our everyday reality? Maybe because the job will be too big, and sometimes it is easier to go forward and start anew than mend the past....Who am I really in this big digital ocean, but a drop of thought that may not make it to the ground of any body's consciousness. What I know is that I am trying hard to stay myself, maybe embellishing it a little, but still true, in the digital universe as well as in my "real" life.