Our society runs on information. A century ago, information was slow to diffuse and often the morning newspaper and word of mouth were the main media. These days, CNN can have us notified of any major event in real time, whether its a school shooting, new election results or natural disasters.
Freedom of speech in this country and others has caused an explosion in the volume of information. In a democracy, anyone can state their ideas, even if no one actualy wants to hear them (shut up Rush Limbaugh). This blog is a testament to that. While the government may be reading my blog, they cannot prevent me from writing whatever I want (legally, at least).
This blog is just one medium of many media. Now we can communicate with all of the tele's -- telegrams, telephones, television, telepathy (that would be sweet), and telescopes (with the aliens). Other information sharing media include newspapers, the all-powerful Internet, radio, cable TV, and (omg) books. Books, you say, what are those? Yes, they still make Those. Printed materials, even though they are so low tech, still make up the majority of information.
As soon as I hit Publish Post this blog will more information to the endless realm of the Internet. It will be read by less than five people, but it will be there for anyone.
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