We live in a miraculous age, one in which the power of information is rapidly becoming more important than anything else. Further, it is a time when the ability to control information is becoming virtually obsolete.
Yes, the traditional media still has absolute control over what it feeds us. However, I cut myself off from all the news sources over 20 years ago ... no TV news, no radio news, no newspapers, no news magazines. My sense was and is that these sources literally offered nothing that was important to me being able to live my life effectively and happily. Further, I never felt that I could trust what they had to say. Their interests were primarily in establishing ratings and circulations so they could bring in more revenue from commercials. I recognized this to NOT be in my best interest and simply refused to play their game.
The other traditional medium for expressing ideas was via publishing. Here the process was long, costly, and subject to much control since once again the bottom line is whether the book sales would be sufficient to generate enough profits. Also, there are a lot of books published, and, in hardback form, they are not cheap. Further they take up substantial time to read. Further still, many people simply do not read books ... EVER. Personally, I don't understand that since they have been the most important information source for me all of my life. However, to each their own.
The WWW has changed everything! Assuming one has a decent personal computer ... about $2000 US these days, literally a WHOLE WORLD is opened to you. Access to that world only costs about $17 US per month for 200 hours (in some cases unlimited). I don't know what the rates are in other countries but I assume they must be similar. This is roughly half the cost of basic Cable TV service in the US. For another $10 US per month, you can be an information generator in this new world. It is Saturday morning @ 10:00 PST as I am writing this now. Once I am finished, within five minutes I will have it posted at my site where it is then immediately accessible around the world. NOW, THAT IS POWER. At no time in history has it been so easy for an individual to disseminate information so quickly and make it available to a global audience at virtually NO COST. Effectively $10 US per month allows me to publish what I want when I want and make it instantly accessible. Further, there are no editors, publishers, or people that must APPROVE what I say. This is FREEDOM at it's finest, and literally on a global scale. We truly live in a miraculous age!!!!!
Now, in my case, I don't make any money from it. But to me such is not a consideration. I am moved to communicate ideas... ideas the perhaps can change the very world we live in on a major scale in beneficial ways. I have no hidden agenda. Further, I don't want cost to be an obstacle in getting these ideas out. My hope is to join with others of similar mind and do what it takes to manifest a world infrastructure that permits the greatest expression of spirit possible for all humankind at this time. Yes, it is a grand VISION. But, it is also a real possibility, maybe even a likely one... especially if we do it collectively. Further, not in 100 years, but in the next 20 or so ... literally within a few decades.
Take the time to explore the ideas expressed in the various works available at the Beyond Imagination site. And, if you are truly MOVED by anything and feel there is a part you have to play in manifesting it or making it so, even if you don't know what it is yet, by all means contact me via e-mail and establish a connection. Such is how the New World will be built ... connection by connection; not between organizations or governments but between WE the PEOPLE, the CITIZENS of the WORLD who care enough to create the World in which we choose to live!
Wayne Hartman [beyond@redshift.com]
Beyond Imagination
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