Thoughts on the Revolution

He who shall be called Matt has joined the blogosphere. Read his blog and clap politely, please. I was going to post this over there, but it ballooned out of size. Also, I figured you guys might want a stab at saying the things I left out. So toss out your thoughts on the tech-love/geek-love revolution. Good, bad, ugly, misunderstood?

Here's my take:

Due to the SideKick, TiVo, iPod, PDA, flash drives, and Nintendo DS, I'm told that I'm nearing information overkill, but I don't mind. I read my home (and work!) e-mail from the SideKick. I post photos to the blog while I'm on vacation. At any time, I have the ability to listen, read, watch, play, and do whatever my heart desires.

I'm all over your "geeks shall inherit the earth" philosophy, but it's not nearly as widespread as I'd like it to be. I quit seeing my therapist because she didn't know what a blog was nor why SQL was stressing me out. If you don't get that part of my life, you don't get me. Worse yet, I'm still largely regarded as a geekgirl in a boys' world: How did I become an onna otaku when I wasn't looking?

The KI blog has taken off by leaps and bounds. January sported over 12,000 unique visitors hitting nearly 30,000 pages -- and February is on track to surpass that, even with three fewer days in the month! But while the stats are a nice pat on the back to me, I view the blog in the same manner as the geekgear: tools for me and me alone.

Corporate America may no longer control the hearts and minds of the technorati, but CorpAm still has a stronghold on middle-class America. "All the walls, all the boundaries, and all the middlemen" you mention are self-imposed security blankets to which people become more attached as they age.

I've become very active in supporting and promoting indie artists; while they cost more, they deliver high-quality unique products. But once again, I think I'm the exception to the rule. Most humans gladly will slurp up oversanitized music, products, art, and writing because it's safe.

If you're planning to throw yourself into the digital medium, know what you're getting yourself into. Who supports techno-artists? Other techno-artists. I've felt nothing but warmth from the relationships I've made with other hooked-in folks -- I've got tight friends who've believed in me when I haven't believed in myself. But the reach of the info age still isn't widespread.

Taking over the world starts with turning the heads of doubters. The technoradicals have a bright future, but it's a long road. If you're prepared for the highs and lows, then I wish you the same love and support I've received the past few years from my gaming, LANning, blogging, techie buddies.

And no matter what you choose -- or how you choose to implement it -- I'm in your court.