Thoughts & life experiences of a Chicago area graphic artist

20 November 2018

The Sigil for the Internet/Information Age

Hashtag and you shall find,
Google and the door shall be opened,
@-sk and it shall be given....

Replacing the pentagram and other sigils or symbols of the bygone eras is the hashtag and the '@' sign.

As Computer Scientist Jacques Vallée has described, it is increasingly apparent that we live in an "associative reality" in which Information Science is coming into its own beside it's sibling Physics.

Spacetime is being revealed to have the additional vital component of Information or even Mind, if you will. Computers have advanced our connection and facility with information. Where this will lead is open to speculation.

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