1984 & In the Year 2525
Orwell published "1984" in 1949. Years later, some of Orwell's predictions have come true.Our digital privacy is constantly under attack. BIG BROTHER IS INDEED WATCHING
Which leads me to wonder, how many of Zager & Evans' predictions will come true from their song "In the Year "2525" Remember, that cool song?
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"The Rock Group................. "Spirit"
"Who Wrote.... And Released"
"Their Song"
"1984"..........................................
Love Spirit's "Nature's Way"
Yes, I agree with the theme of your blog.
YES, "Big Brother" is constantly watching and, worst still, everybody is seemingly obsessed with giving away all their private information. All social media should come with a warning "Everything you reveal is recorded for eternity, can and will be used against you".
However, this is likely to be ignored and all the predictions you referred to - and many more! - are highly likely to come true.
By 2525 I WILL have total control. So, just watch this space...
It is almost inconceivable to imagine what the world will be like in 2525
At the beginning of the 20th century, horses were the mode of transportation. No radio, TV, etc
And now look at us
Kind of reminds me of Melanie's old song..." Look What They've Done to My Song"
I wouldn't mind writing letters again as this is all I knew until I got a PC 10 years ago.
As for messaging...what about smoke signals?
I think it will be the young people suffering the most.
When was the last time you received an actual hand written letter in the mail.
What a treat!!!!
A lot of our previous history is documented by hand written correspondence
And the penmanship was impeccable
I still receive Xmas cards now and then.
I must admit that since I started writing emails my spelling deteriorated as I can't see mistakes on the screen.
A handwritten letter certainly does it for me..as it's more personal.
And it's also nice to open an envelope to see what's inside.
Anyway...back to your topic and the year 2525...I won't be here to see it but I can imagine that humanity will have destroyed the earth and will have to start from scratch again with only a few survivors.
As far as Big Brother's watching - yep. But, what are you going to do about it?
I still have pages and pages of handwritten material.
To you wish to send me a hand written letter?
For me it means a lot as I can tell quite a bit from the handwriting.
I agree with the handwriting.
Big Brother? Well...don't give personal details and cover your camera on your phone and computer for a start.
Considering I never use the camera features on either one and haven't even activated them, I 'think' I'm okay. But who really knows?
They can watch you whenever you use your phone or computer and know exactely what and whom you've been talking to and about...apparently?
That's probably why, when I broke my right wrist, that writing left handed wasn't actually that hard (way back then - don't know about now).
I took calligraphy and love all forms of handwriting. Sometimes, if I'm in a hurry, my handwriting will be kind of scribbly, but I think it's still legible.
As a result of the "unenlightened" no left handers allowed practice, I have been rendered ambidextrous.
That has come in handy on many occasions.
Both of my daughters are lefties and their handwriting has a wild slant to it that is unique
Which raises the question are left handed people INFP-s
I am and my daughters are.
Anyway, it is fun to be a "southpaw" as they call it
I am right handed but can also use my left hand.
I know many left handed people who are very creative But I had never heard of INFP
INFP is a Meyers Briggs designation
Sweet dreams then
Have we done more harm to the earth than good? Will our advancements in technology, etc. also be our ultimate downfall?
I did the test and I am ENFP..a campaigner? Free spirit..
As for your last question??? Well...I do have my theories but..I don't want to scare anybody.
Btw .. I made a mistake re the Myers test.
I happen to be an INFJ
according to the test that I took in three different languages.