Think Differently

Haven't posted in a while so I'm going to have a quick catch up.

last week I was doing some major thinking (which is a big deal for me). So far our two main themes for this project have been about creating hyper dense nodes throughout the existing fabric of Brisbane and the wider area, more of a town planning ambition then actual architecture. that being said, it was definitely a worthwhile exercise.

our second theme of utilizing ones online profile and social media for unclutterring our future lives and preserving connection and community, seems a little more ambitious. The main point was could it be achieved? It looked unlikely, but none the less, It was this question that I pondered.

Social media and your your online profile. simply a collection of information about who you are, where you go, what you like.. how is that inherently evil? I imagine its a similar feeling to wandering through a forest. no-one else is around, nothing overly bad is happening to you... but you've still got this nagging feeling that you're being watched...

and you are being watched! because you're not in a private internet forest, you're in a CBD of online profiles buzzing around you. but you can't see them and they have no addition affect on your private online experience.. Its time to make the internet feel like the public place that it is. chances are, the general behavioral standards of our online citizens would dramatically increase too!

all your information is open for the world to access. does that make you feel vulnerable? it should. but that doesn't necessarily mean it is inherently bad.

What is the underlying principal that makes your online profile a bad thing?
Because people lie and cheat and do bath things... so imagine how that would go if they knew everything about you? It's like being pursued by Sherlock Holmes. Or having the entire oceans 11 crew lay heist to your mind!
Hence, we don't like our information being up for grabs.

BUT!!! what if we could change this underlying premise? People are honest and helpful. how would that affect our current system that is the internet?
Well suddenly, instead of Sherlock Holmes convicting you of being socially inept, your being run down by Dr Watson, intent of helping you change your eating habits so you can lead a healthier lifestyle. Advertising is restricted to things you can afford to buy. Your boss knows you'll be late this morning because you had a big night on the drink last night. Honesty works both ways people!

So the answer to the question, after all that, is yes. your online profile and social media has the potential to free up our lives for living.. and we don't need to build anything or do anything. Just think differently.