Fear Vs Love in the Microchip World
This weeks Big Issue has a rather scary article about microchip implants that are now being used in Mexico as well as being tested in a bar in Glasgow.
In the case of Glasgow, customers are offered a chip so that 'by the time you walk through the door, your favourite drink is waiting and the bar staff can greet you by name.' At the end of the evening, they will also be able to tell their clients what their name is in case they have forgotton. Somehow I'm not surprised that this has been trialed in Glasgow, nuff said!
In Mexico, 160 employees in the office of the Attorney General have been chipped. The issue in Mexico is abductions. Kidnapping is a viable career option there and so the chip is used to trace people in the event that they are kidnapped. Again, not surprising that Mexico has embraced a hardwired form of big brother.
This can all sound very plausible and yet the motivation behind both of these situations is somewhat questionable. It comes back to the origins of the technology itself - 'the microchip was originally created int he wake of 9/11 when New York firemen were writing their badge numbers on their chests in case they were found dead or unconscious.'
Fear is a big motivator for taking actions that are largely oppresive and take away our security as well as our freedom. Fear is the oppostive of love. If we let fear rule our decision making and choose our priorities, we take ever increasing steps away from love.
As the saying goes, you are either moving towards what you want (Love) or running away from what you don't want (Fear).
I don't know about you, but I'm choosing to move ever closer to Love.
In the case of Glasgow, customers are offered a chip so that 'by the time you walk through the door, your favourite drink is waiting and the bar staff can greet you by name.' At the end of the evening, they will also be able to tell their clients what their name is in case they have forgotton. Somehow I'm not surprised that this has been trialed in Glasgow, nuff said!
In Mexico, 160 employees in the office of the Attorney General have been chipped. The issue in Mexico is abductions. Kidnapping is a viable career option there and so the chip is used to trace people in the event that they are kidnapped. Again, not surprising that Mexico has embraced a hardwired form of big brother.
This can all sound very plausible and yet the motivation behind both of these situations is somewhat questionable. It comes back to the origins of the technology itself - 'the microchip was originally created int he wake of 9/11 when New York firemen were writing their badge numbers on their chests in case they were found dead or unconscious.'
Fear is a big motivator for taking actions that are largely oppresive and take away our security as well as our freedom. Fear is the oppostive of love. If we let fear rule our decision making and choose our priorities, we take ever increasing steps away from love.
As the saying goes, you are either moving towards what you want (Love) or running away from what you don't want (Fear).
I don't know about you, but I'm choosing to move ever closer to Love.
posted by EllenRiches @ 1:14 pm
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