You know all the people who complain about globalization, about how we’re losing our identity from the world getting smaller? Well… in my humble opinion, those people are backwards – they’re much too old fashioned and they really don’t realize how lucky we are for being able to participate in this day and age of human development.
Okay, so this kind of reasoning probably doesn’t strike you a much of a surprise, from someone who’s running a blog focused on technology. But maybe if I provide a practical example, the casual reader will understand more easily what I’m talking about. You see, early this week I lost a book from the local library – so I was left with two choices: replace the book on my own or pay an outrageous fine to have them look up the book for me.
Obviously I decided to look it up on my own. However, it as easier said than done; it turned out surprisingly hard to locate a copy of that book, even though it was by no means an antique, or a rare edition. I did find it though: no closer than an Australian book store! So that’s essentially why I’m sticking to my reasoning that globalization (and remarkably the Internet) is indeed a good thing… just as long as we learn how to use it to our advantage, right?
