media is inhibiting our ability to dream

more thoughts from Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps...The invention of the camera, rotary press and the telegraph birthed the Graphic Revolution. We quickly realized the power of images to generate needs in humans that don't naturally exist.Images make us feel rather than think. They pin the logical side of your brain to the back of …

how the telegraph is changing absolute Truth

More thoughts from Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps...Shane argues the invention of the telegraph planted the seeds for the postmodern age. Before the telegraph, information was local and rooted in a specific context. The telegraph started moving information. It didn't collect, explain or analyze it. Quickly, there was no sense of proportion.We are surrounded with …

the journey from community to individualism

More reflections from Flickering Pixels by Shane Hipps...The invention of writing gave people the luxury of thinking apart from the tribe without the concern of those thoughts disappearing. As reading and writing became available to more and more people, the community was no longer needed to retain teachings, traditions, or identity.People spent more time alone …