China’s Digital Surveillance and Social Credit system – a report by ABC
Welcome to the village
Hi,
Welcome to the imaginary village. These days, one longs to be far from the Madding Crowd at the Washington DC and go live in a village where there are wild flowers, rabbits and squirrels, perhaps, a waterfall or a river nearby, and walk to the cafes without worrying about parking.
Well, I don’t intend to abandon a connected life but rather to watch the goings-on in Washington and the world from a distance. More than 4 decades ago, my high school teacher (a Fulbright scholar) published an essay about the global village. Today, with the maturing social media, I feel we have been living in such an environment in the last few years. In high school, my teacher recommended a book titled “Future Shock” by Alvin Toffler. I read it from cover to cover. I believe one of the benefits of the global village is the opportunity to connect with people and groups that we share some common interests with.
