First of all, Happy 22nd Birthday this year!
You have come a long way since 1989. I realize that not many people recognize your impact on this place we call 'home', and that is why this entire post is purely dedicated to you. I hope you like it!
Do you still remember the times when you were still an infant?
(1989 - 1996)
We used to give you the nickname 'Web 1.0' as you entered the first stage of your wonderful life. You looked so cute then, still taking your starting steps, slowly growing bigger by the day. You used to be so dependent on us to provide you with everything, be it time invested in nurturing you, or introducing new concepts to you. You started shaping up, and forming your own place in this world. We knew then, that you had the potential to become something great in the future.
Those days, were the days when the value of ‘Information’ started to be realized, a time of discovery for both you and I. As I taught you new stuff, you taught me stuff as well. I realized that there were still so many other things which I could learn from you, from the small habits you had to the fulfilling life lessons, just from observing the different ways you connected with the people around you.
However, I secretly hoped that you would grow up fast. I had so much to learn from you, but you haven't learnt how to speak yet. There was no way to communicate with you, and sometimes I felt as though I was talking to nothing but a mirror; I wanted to interact with you in a different manner, on a different level. I was glad to have you around nonetheless, as you provided me with a sense of connection to the community. Seeing other people take interest in you, start talking about you, playing with you, discovering you, was such an exciting part of my life!
However, I secretly hoped that you would grow up fast. I had so much to learn from you, but you haven't learnt how to speak yet. There was no way to communicate with you, and sometimes I felt as though I was talking to nothing but a mirror; I wanted to interact with you in a different manner, on a different level. I was glad to have you around nonetheless, as you provided me with a sense of connection to the community. Seeing other people take interest in you, start talking about you, playing with you, discovering you, was such an exciting part of my life!
The year is 1996, you had hardly turned 7,
(1996 - present)
People were already talking about you all throughout the community. Have you heard, they have started calling you the 'Internet'! To me, you will always be my 'Web 1.0'. Probably 'Web 2.0' now though, haha. You have turned into a this confident, sociable teenager! Now, with you communicating with us, it adds this whole new dimension to you. It was probably a matter of time that that would happen anyway, but I could never imagine you being anything else.
With you growing up, I started to recognize that you were your own unique person. All the different experiences you told me about, when compared to mine. You made me realize the importance, of valuing you and the people around me as 'Individuals' in a community. The opinions and ideas that I once drowned out of my head, were now taken into consideration by me. You were the one, that opened my mind to other people's opinions.
However, sometimes you were swayed by bad company, and got influenced to make the wrong decisions. It did not help that you were unwilling to tell on them, even when you were caught red-handed. It was so hard to believe you at times, when your reputation has been hurt so badly. I still believed in you, regardless of what has happened. My advice to you is to learn how to discern right from wrong, because this world is full of surprises!
What is the future you?
(The future)
Who can say for sure who or what you will become? I myself, can't say for sure! Everything has been going great for you, but I seem to be losing sight of you. All I know, is that I see you start getting assigned more tasks, using more technological gadgets, becoming much more complex. Whilst it is good that you are moving forward, at the same time, it has become so much harder to understand you. It is as though we cannot communicate on the same level anymore. All that information you know is so in-depth and massive that the previous way i interacted with you has to change. Now this isn't to ask you to slow down, or to stop you in your tracks, I am the one that needs to change. I just hope that we reach a common ground soon, so we can interact comfortably with one another once again.
Regardless, you will always be remembered as my 'Web 3.0'.
There is no mistaking it, you are the future of me. Of us. Of the human race.
Have a great one, and many more years ahead!
(1996 - present)
People were already talking about you all throughout the community. Have you heard, they have started calling you the 'Internet'! To me, you will always be my 'Web 1.0'. Probably 'Web 2.0' now though, haha. You have turned into a this confident, sociable teenager! Now, with you communicating with us, it adds this whole new dimension to you. It was probably a matter of time that that would happen anyway, but I could never imagine you being anything else.
With you growing up, I started to recognize that you were your own unique person. All the different experiences you told me about, when compared to mine. You made me realize the importance, of valuing you and the people around me as 'Individuals' in a community. The opinions and ideas that I once drowned out of my head, were now taken into consideration by me. You were the one, that opened my mind to other people's opinions.
However, sometimes you were swayed by bad company, and got influenced to make the wrong decisions. It did not help that you were unwilling to tell on them, even when you were caught red-handed. It was so hard to believe you at times, when your reputation has been hurt so badly. I still believed in you, regardless of what has happened. My advice to you is to learn how to discern right from wrong, because this world is full of surprises!
What is the future you?
(The future)
Who can say for sure who or what you will become? I myself, can't say for sure! Everything has been going great for you, but I seem to be losing sight of you. All I know, is that I see you start getting assigned more tasks, using more technological gadgets, becoming much more complex. Whilst it is good that you are moving forward, at the same time, it has become so much harder to understand you. It is as though we cannot communicate on the same level anymore. All that information you know is so in-depth and massive that the previous way i interacted with you has to change. Now this isn't to ask you to slow down, or to stop you in your tracks, I am the one that needs to change. I just hope that we reach a common ground soon, so we can interact comfortably with one another once again.
Regardless, you will always be remembered as my 'Web 3.0'.
There is no mistaking it, you are the future of me. Of us. Of the human race.
Have a great one, and many more years ahead!
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