Alone together
Had a poetic moment (short break from protocol design) and wrote a poem (also published on Diaspora, and MySpace if anyone is still using it) inspired by humans, technology and the (lack of) interaction.
Alone together*: Our friendship
Our friendship is limited by interwebs,
wires and cables crawling around the earth and our heads
setting us apart when I need you to be my friend, present,
here, now, in the late, haunted hours when friend is needed;
and also making us closer when you need me to be yours,
present, here, now.
You are bounded with your NNs, ACTAs, IFFs, FOSSs,
OATHs, SLLs, committees, reviews, governments,
policies, campaigns, NESSIs, ASN1, Google, Microsoft,
Oracle, Sun, Burns, Java’s, RedHats, RDFs, ODFs, IDs,
non IDs, OSI, ROCKs, POPs, Electro, HTTPs,
Leaks, Peaks, Forces, Securities, In-securities, censorships,
Hacking, meetings, Revolution, Defences, non-communication,
this or that moments, whatnots.
This is not friendship
as Your NNs, ACTAs, IFFs, FOSSs,
OATHs, SLLs, committees, reviews, governments,
policies, campaigns, NESSIs, ASN1, Google, Microsoft,
Oracle, Sun, Burns, Java’s, RedHats, RDFs, ODFs, IDs,
non IDs, OSI, ROCKs, POPs, Electro, HTTPs,
Leaks, Peaks, Forces, Securities, In-securities, censorships,
Hacking, meetings, Revolution, Defences, non-communication,
this or that moments, whatnots ARE hurting the atoms
smashed into human vulnerability of mine.
Friendship reciprocity diminishes in your interconnected entropy,
glittering success, egotistical overconfidence and
probably miserable everyday life.
I am alone, together.
You are losing me
slowly, my friend.
by Danica Radovanovic
*title inspired by upcoming Sherry Turkle book:
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other
** I have slight edit note for the poem: You can implement it to “Love” as well. Just switch Friendship to Love. The essence of my message is the same.
