tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post461966018769986891..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Punishment in the Digital Age -- Katherine RobertsKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9209969859820694052022-08-21T18:07:23.155+01:002022-08-21T18:07:23.155+01:00I think I've read The Chrysalids! Telepathy al...I think I've read The Chrysalids! Telepathy always seems a double-edged sword to me. Brilliant when you are in the mood to communicate, not so great if people can randomly pop into your head and say "hi", when you really just want to be alone with your thoughts. I guess when the human race becomes telepathic, we'll all need some sort of thought shield - though the temptation will be to keep lowering it to see what everyone else is up to... similar to the constant chatter from smartphones, I guess?<br /><br />Yes, online communication is a great substitute for when you can't manage the real thing (and it doesn't have to be wireless - I'm not using wi-fi to write this) but sometimes I'm afraid we're losing touch with the real world. The past two years have forced a shift, and I don't think the new world is one I want to live in.Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-33670699753356790592022-08-21T14:54:50.546+01:002022-08-21T14:54:50.546+01:00Well, that's a lot to take in Katherine but he...Well, that's a lot to take in Katherine but here goes. First I thought about how the worst childhood punishment for me and my brother was the stopping of our comics, in our case The Tiger and The Victor (signs of the times), then I thought as you continued that it's all about communication and how we all hate being cut off from each other and it's better to be able to connect. I don't know how I'd react to being cut off. I enjoy solitude of the kind you mention, reading and having my own thoughts, but I don't think I'd survive on that for long. Your piece made me consider all kind of dystopian futures and I was reminded of one of my favourite books, The Chrysalids, where teenagers can communicate telepathically (without the approval of their parents). I actually think we're going a bit that way now, and if we didn't have all this wireless communication, how could we possibly communicate our AuthorsElectric ideas to each other?<br /><br />Just a thought Peter Leylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717370262319438102noreply@blogger.com