Technology is, as always, changing the way we live in ways none of us could ever predict. Whether you think this is the Biblical end of times or not, it’s hard to look at the events of the world around us and not wonder “What in the blue blazes is going on?”
People can order television packages for more a month than some people in other countries make in a year, then use Hulu and never watch TV. Cell phones turned into smartphones turned into Blackberries turned into iPhones which are turning into EverythingPhones. Computers are now being considered alongside women’s handbags as accessories. People in Iran have turned a niche service into a crucial communication and news tool, without prompt or reward. All of this happening in a time when politics is king and people care more about personal issues and desires than the welfare of a nation.
What else is new?
Haven’t we seen this before? With the telegraph during the Civil War? Newspapers with the Spanish-American War? With film during WWI? Television during Vietnam? There is nothing new under the sun.
The differences between this technological transformation are the perception of the “future” and the involvement of everyone. 50 years ago, everyone thought that the year 2000 would include jet packs, robot nannies and time travel. 1984 was 25 years ago. We’re ready for our jet packs, but they aren’t happening. So, people are using the Internet to create virtual jet-packs – devices that allow people to go anywhere, talk to anyone and see anything.
This revolution will be more intense than the ones before it, simply because we WANT it more. People are ready for the future. It’s no longer “hip” to be online, it’s almost a necessity. Facebook is not a college-kid distraction anymore, it’s a virtual Grand Central Station for all things social.
Just because everyone isn’t doing it well and it’s not there yet doesn’t mean it won’t be there soon. The people and organizations (churches definitely included) who recognize this, start doing it well and build a foothold in the New Social Revolution will be MUCH better off when the tipping point is past and the world is connected in ways never before imagined.
This revolution is happening because we want it more.
If you want to reach more people, go where the people want to be.
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