Continued Studies - 03/19/2005

PROXIMITY

GESTATION

03-19-2005

Continued Notes

From The

Independent Studies

Of

David A. Archer

02/15/1968

Observations

Pertaining To

Social Consistencies

Within The Idea

Of

Proximity Gestation

(r.f.p.p.s.h.)

03-19-2005

Tracy speaks of founding much of a governments substance on the opinion of the people.

I agree with the concept, and find myself puzzling with the modern detriments that they, in that time, had no concern of. Only beginning to have such to consider with the invention of the printing press.

The publics opinion in 2005, is entirely too easy to sway in vast numbers. Due much to the amount of media AND the confidence that is blindly put into the media. It is at a point that is very much a danger to the United States, through the ability to easily influence it (the country through the media) from whatever interests can “afford” it.

It is that such a monster (including the internet) can be an invaluable communication tool in many facets and on many levels simultaneously – stretching even internationally.

The problem at hand (one of the problems) is in insuring the integrity and productive use in that manner without an “iron fist” – and there-in turning it all into nothing more than what is sought to prevent.

The potentials of our modern media formats are very exciting – I imagine that Tracy would probably see such value, and perhaps in many ways that most modern people can’t even begin to imagine.

In the same measure, it is the Achilles heal of the people.

How is it that any government could function in the best interest of the people, when so much is left un-attended in the automated dynamic of our modern day?

Tracy mentions the “National Convention of France,” and how it allowed itself “to be ruled by fanatics, hypocrites, villains and imposters.”

Give that situation the modern media and it seems a person could easily compare it with the modern United States in the direction we as a society have opted to traverse within the idea of that “Third Degree of Civilization.” It is well beyond a “Cult of Incompetence” application in motion.

Close knit social ties seem to fuel similar corruptions as he mentions in said reference.

Though it may be hard to envision – If the monster that is our media were employed in certain ways (the internet specifically in this example), it could effectively put forward the opinions of the people in a manner that was meant in Tracy’s statement, while rendering the “villains” and “imposters” somewhat more powerless through the resulting saturation.

One of the ideas I have had pertaining to such use, is in employing the gaming mentality of the populous in combination with anonymous governing so to speak. If it were that a large database were derived with the intention of both collecting an average as well as providing a service of entertainment – there could be created a rather interesting point of reference.

The concept itself is not too unlike many “log on” games which are online. The role play type is more what I have in mind through employing historical fact with modern ability to augment in choices.

A person could choose to be any political, public or celebrity personality from any point within the history of the United States… and then from there, could choose to play in a real time sense….. being met with day to day issues as they transpired for said individual…. Or as an option, could approach the game in a less regimented fashion… being more loosely based as per “weekly” or monthly type of issues in said “characters” life. The “player” would in no way be shackled to the same decisions as per situations as was the historical figure but the decisions which they made within their “game” would directly effect the direction of their game. The daily “situations” would be sent to them through the same medium in which they played, being the internet and email.

A type of averages would then be tallied as the entire data base was engaged and active. Every sort of situation imaginable being considered to some degree.