But yeah, I noticed as I was working on improving my computer and iPhone how I was trying to get more done through the computer and electronic being instead of physical. What I mean is instead of having books and actual papers and such, I was trying to replace them with .pdf files and such. Making charts with openoffice.org, looking for ebooks to replace any future or current books I have.
Then I realized that a person I know might be more in tune with the world than I am, since she believes so deeply in physical being and in a way this made her kinda swallow, believing that its best to limit oneself to the tangible world.
I, on the other hand try my best to become more metaphysical. Relying less on physical things to do my betting, and more on my mind and electronics. But why? Why is there this tangible vs. metaphysical thing? (or as some will put cyber vs. steam)
Well, look at the pros of metaphysics. We have video games to simulate our wildest dreams. We play boardgames with no loss. We are physically sheltered in a metaphysical world, not worrying of death. Instead, the cost is deeper than just a bruise, its the rape of one's heart and mind at times. To experience something purely new and beyond oneself. Of course, one might say that I'm being a bit extreme, since a game is just a game.
Then again, any media/medium is just any media/medium. Think about the effects that media/medium has on you. It doesn't physically beat you up or try to kill you. It does something different, almost scary. Words are more threatening than pictures folks, pictures are just there, but words can describe so much more.
Nevertheless, I try my best to metaphysicalize, in an attempt of freedom. My current goal is developing my iphone into a better e-reader and to get a tablet pc to allow e-reading with note taking and such on the file. Hence having less physical books and such. I'm even trying to find where to buy e-manga to limit the amount of space. In the end I want to have just my bedding, my clothes, and electronics only in my room (neglecting food, soap, etc, stuff that will be consumed).
However, there's a greater freedom in metaphysics. I noticed that through the laws of physics and trained inquiry, a physicist (such as myself, despite much a novice) can easily handle physical tasks such as fitting a car or making an electrical generator, due to the metaphysical notions of electric.
I'm not going to say I'm totally metaphysical, but I believe that the best way to interact with the world is to have time to think about the deeper things that rule the world and such. That we should use metaphysics in the physical world.
An example of this that I love is Geo-Hashing.
Basically an algorithm, a series of mathematical procedures, given your location and the day, generates a coordinate. The game of Geo-Hashing is to go to that given coordinate.
As the wiki says:
Yet, this generator is totally metaphysical! It's just a bunch of mathematics that you use to create a physical adventure. Isn't that amazing!
"Geohashing is a Spontaneous Adventure Generator, brought to you by the xkcd webcomic."
I guess what I'm trying to get at is, maybe we should be chasing for things that are beyond money and living. Like honor, love, fame, glory, justice, freedom-- all only having value if we believe they have value.
- Edward U
P.S. I think this quote is about email
Men live in a fantasy world. I know this because I am one, and I actually receive my mail there.
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