... it's driving me wild.
(digression)
why is it that we apologise for being truthful?
(back to regular programming)
So, there is this thing that I have been wondering about for quite some time --- some how I feel like I am just, lack of better word, hatin'.
But, alas, in short it is:
authority.
I know I have asked this question before, whatever it is you are writing about, do you have the authority to write about it? I am not a fascist, anybody can express an opinion on anything, but at the same time, the freedom to express yourselves is qualified by others being able to challenge that opinion, otherwise, it is dictation.
I rarely visit blogs, I do visit some, but they are few --- I am more interested in qualified arguments (that is to say an opinion that is defined and reasoned about).
But, wait --- I think I am digressing.
Here is a question:
does consuming a product/service make you an expert in what that product/service is?
Huh? Let me put it another way:
Does watching tv making you an expert on what is good or bad tv production, programming, planning, etc? - To have an opinion, does not make you an expert.
There is a lot of people who claim to be: Social Media experts (in most cases they are referring to tweeting and using facebook) -- waar was jy during the .com bubble+bust?
Let me share what I tweeted a few weeks ago:
#mbq: since when did geeks become 'social' media experts? A geek is defined as a "unfashionable or socially inept person". 1ove, paradox. (8:47 AM Sep 14th)
I have actually come to a conclusion that I do not trust anybody that claims or says they are 'social media' experts. What exactly does that mean?
Ah, wait --- I think my argument is jumping back and forth. Ah, well, a few days ago, I realised this 'social media' yadi-yada stuff is no longer interesting me. My interest are shifting towards Augmented Reality:
Augmented Reality: is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with-, or augmented by virtual computer-generated imagery - creating a mixed reality.
now this stuff, begs my mind to imagine.