The Edge of night

The rise of the smartphone has done considerable damage to the social fabric. With all its capabilities, it has created a hypnotic effect on the masses, leading to unprecedented reality distraction.  To a lesser degree, the same thing can be said of the TV and its impact on the baby boomers, the so-called TV babies. It would appear that we survived, but in reality, we have graduated and are preconditioned into the internet age. The influence of technology has always enamored the young, who have no historical perspective. Adults see things through a broader scope with a contrast of experience to soften the shaping of new impressions. Still, every generation has a more skewed perspective with the loss of historical insight.

The social media generation will mature, and as their social networks dissipate, they will realize what matters most for longevity. Style and fashion will always give way to requirements. We need the ability to replenish those requirements. The troubling aspect of technology is that it constantly seeks to remain preeminent in the minds of the youth. Breakthroughs are mesmerizing and distracting. 

Tradition is being sold short for anything new and innovative. We are reinventing the wheel to insure the economy.  Everything becomes expendable when not profitable.  We need to prepare for the consequences of collapse. We have not created a sustainable existence for future generations.  We are facing the reality that tradition is essential to longevity.  The safety net needs to be updated.  We revel in a false sense of invincibility.  We are one trigger away from annihilating our reality and the ensuing destitution.   What must we know if that happens?  Today, we know only the questions to ask of an artificial being named Google.  We remember very little.  We have the tools at our fingertips to gather and refine the wealth of knowledge within our grasp. 

Technology has moved from under our feet into our hands and now seeks to infiltrate the physical body with embedded technology. Penetrating human perception with visor goggles creates a virtual world for total immersion into an artificial illusionary reality.  This is now evident with the advent of the biochip. With human and machine connectivity, corneal transplants will create visualization of the digital apostasy without external devices.  The acceptance of this hybridization is being introduced by the indoctrination of questioning gender and the transgender adoption that will lead to a willingness to adopt implants of another worldly order. 

Blind ambition has created a paradoxical world that now demands solutions to the problems created by our own hands.  We are attempting to outrun the consequences of our past actions in the name of economy and progress.  This has the effect of a harmful compound interest on our final disposition. 

We must teach the separation of technology between master and tool. If we do not, we will succumb to the enslavement of the work of our hands. This is evident throughout history, known as idolatry, the misplacement of Godship in our works, which is the sin unto death. The advent of the robot has already seduced us into the acceptance of a human counterpart. Given the current trajectory, that counterpart will seek to become a grafted partner of humanity with inherited rights. That is a repeat of history as God’s creation rebelled against him.  How much more vulnerable are we with what we create in our image?

I do not advocate the adoption of technology wherever it leads. I am a proponent of the effective use of tools and resources that we can subdue. Remember, I am prepared to embrace the tools at our disposal while rigorously defending human sovereignty. It is shameful that it is even a subject for discussion, but here we are.

We will have to use technology to combat the onslaught of technology.   Fight fire with fire.  The smartphone is in everyone’s hands.  It is an excellent way to keep in touch with others, but as demonstrated in this writing, it can be used for more than that.  Rather than being sold a newer version, we need to master the capabilities that they already have.  Even the cheapest smartphones have a built-in camera and can transcribe voice-to-text and record audio.  These capabilities make the smartphone the most sophisticated and ubiquitous data-collection device, short of human witness.  We are all witnessing an unprecedented effort to undermine the collective sovereignty of humankind.  We depend on the broadcasting media giants to inform us of the truth. We can collect unfiltered truth, record it for posterity, and share it with like-minded people.  What we need is a repository to classify and organize content.  The smartphone is the tool of choice to capture the moment.  We need to be observant and make a quick method to remember the things we witness. 

As long as there are laws to protect us, we must be ready to prove our case.  Evidence is the click of a button; we need that mindset.

Not all uses of the smartphone need to be esoteric.  As we become disciplined in a capture-the-moment mindset, we will find that much of what we observe has other tangible value.  The idea is to rethink the purpose of the smartphone as your assistant in record keeping.

The technology around us is a platform to fend off the encroachment of more extravagant features.  Those features are aimed at intersecting with our physical bodies.  The embryos of that agenda are the fingerprint, retina scans, and facial recognition.  How are we to resist?  There is more power in the written word than in any other form of impression. 

I find myself in a paradoxical world where I am an unwilling participant.  I am forced daily to put my hands on the plow, overturning my beliefs.  What can a man do that stands on the deck of the Titanic except give up his seat to those he loves?  We are called to stand on our faith.  We must entrust our hope to those who survive us.  It is not our to carry the torch to the finish line but to pass it along.  If we do not stand firm in our beliefs, how will those we precede stay on the path?

The paradox I speak of is the utilization of this technology that is the broad road to destruction.  I do not endorse these tools except for their intrinsic value to pass the written word to those who survive me. I sincerely hope to equip as many as possible with the power to observe and effectively write to persuade the naïve regarding their course and how to correct it.  Learn to use the tools I am advocating and, in so doing, provide for yourself as needed.  

Having established my motive, please remember these truths as I now begin to advocate and instruct on the effective use of these tools while on this deck we stand.