Internet and Dogs

The beauty of our time is not that someone or the other will get offended by one's beliefs or words or actions or mere existence but the fact that they can, and probably will, express their opinion about it in a rude and extremely uncivil manner with nary a regret.

I first came across this gem (bit.ly/2Nso0eA) in early 2002 while working on my dissertation and it became the opening page in my document. I loved it because it had a positive connotation - freedom to learn about the world and interact with complete strangers comfortably and anonymously, free from geographic, racial, gender, economic and other such boundaries.

Today, that anonymity has been twisted to such an extent that it has become a tool to facilitate unchecked spewing of vitriol and hatred. Instead of dissemination of information and positivity, it is used to facilitate the spread of misinformation and hatred.

I hope and pray that sooner or later, we understand the long term impact of our actions and how it may shape the future of humankind. We may not be around long enough to truly bear the brunt of our actions; just like we won't be around to witness the environmental disaster that we are currently shaping by our ignorance, mindless consumerism and selfishness but we will leave an unenviable legacy of filth - physical, emotional and mental.