Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00411)

MKR writes:

>But some
>theosophical organizations are still wedded to print media. How long it is
>going to take for them to understand the possible shrinking *market* for
>printed media which can be sold where as info on the net is free for most
>part.
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      Seems to me most all you say about the internet, et. al. is pretty true,
very interesting, and a great way to spread Theosophical literature, but think
you underestimate the "dark side" or shadow that follows the technology.
Nature never gives you something for nothing, and Somewhere there is a big
price to pay - maybe in the psychological realm. Good people can use computers
but bad people can too.
        On sticking to paper technology,  A good book will last hundreds of
years, while the longevity of computer disks/ technology, etc. is unproven.
Maybe some mega--virus or something will hit and wipe out computer technology
for years, or an unprecedented Solar storm will have some unforseen
electromagnetic effect, or  who knows.  The majority of the world's population
is too poor, far too poor to purchase a computer,  but they need no support
apparatus to have an read a book.
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         Also - for what it is worth, for anybody that might have me in an
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               -  Jake J.