The Age of immediacy
While preparing today’s update this thought crossed my mind: “Is the Age of immediacy diminishing the value of history? Has our quest for the new replaced our sense of life as a journey?”
Agree? Disagree? Share your take in the comments.









Good food for thought – and yes I think it’s so true. Actually, I’ve been thinking quite a bit along these lines lately on a number of fronts.
We are being bombarded with so much new information that we don’t have as much time to reflect, pause and get context and perspective.
I’ve been writing a bit about this in a new blog, http://www.socialarchivist.com – would love anyone else’s thoughts on this (especially the highlighted posts in the left sidebar).
[...] The Age of immediacy. Good food for thought: “Is the Age of immediacy diminishing the value of history? Has our quest for the new replaced our sense of life as a journey?” – Carole Guevin [...]
Hey Rachel, can you supply a direct link to what you are referring to?
Oops, sorry, here’s where I first wrote about my thoughts:
http://www.socialarchivist.com/2009/08/19/lifestreaming-a-physical-yearbook-application/
“Life on the internet is geared for right now – and often not for the distant future.”
Benedict Leigh says:
“The loss of ephemeral daily information about life passing, not for me (or even my children) but for grandchildren is one of the things that worry me about the way I use sites like [Facebook, Twitter]….”