22.4.09

is all...

'this' unethical?

by 'this' i mean the experience of the web. by unethical i mean damaging of the individual.

limiting it even more; all the 'social' sites...let's be honest; there is nothing social about it.

coming from a certain article on seed the idea that all this socializing that happens on these sites fulfills the quick little neurons in the brain that illicit pleasure. not a mill version of pleasure, or a concept of eudaimonia. rather that quick little pleasure that come about from the web. satisfying an 'urge'; if you will. the pleasure from eating a candy bar.

we 'engage' in this stuff, simply because of the pleasure it brings. quick little glimpses of happiness that do not last. it's not about getting information anymore. if it ever really was. rather some sort of self-edification; which is only concerned, or conscious of the self. and this is where unethical concepts/actions occur. is in dealing with the self. to be ethical means to, in some sense, have an idea of others. any theory that you hold has a theory of others. and what that means. what i mean is that ethics extends beyond the individual. to be unethical deals with selfish notions.

now...if this is the case; a consent seeking of pleasure fulfillment, how does that translate into 'real' social situations?

amitabha...

13.4.09

baby's room...


baby's room...
Originally uploaded by divine_gear
is just about done. all i have to do is hang some shelfs and pictures, and i think that will be it.

over the last couple months, re-did the floors, painted, new fan, re-did the ceiling. have been putting together quite a bit of baby stuff. organizing clothes.

just a couple of weeks now, or sooner. now, it's a waiting game.

amitabha...