Bad Feels Good

We are dealing with a reversal of values here.

A complete title would be "For Americans, being bad feels good."

They tried being good, with Obama, and didn't like it.

Once before, with LBJ, they had the Great Society and the War on Poverty. But went with Vietnam instead.

My analysis of today's situation had been "Self Destruction" and I see nothing wrong with that. But that is a process, and takes time. An identity is instantaneous, and direct. And the American identity is now "Being Bad".

But only certain kinds of badness need apply. Today's bad guys have to be computer aware. This  awareness may be minimal - someone with a Phone is an acting member. Because the Computer Industry, has made a huge effort to make these people feel they are part of them. Which they are not, at all.

Who are the new Computer Elite?

Thousands of people (who are smart and well-connected) are asking themselves just that. And going to conferences frequently, in an attempt to sort the hype from the real. And buying expensive hardware and software to help them find the answers themselves.

There are no secrets here - everyone is telling everyone else, what the latest scoop (or poop) is.

I am part of this act myself. and am looking at Github. that was recently acquired by Microsoft. Many fine apps are there, begging you to use them.

This is a new world, where everything wants to be free! That people used to the old world cannot comprehend.