Google gives interesting insights into our culture.
In my other blog, Perpetual Proverbs, I was preparing a post and an old saying came to mind. “What goes around, comes around.” I Googled it to get an insight into what it really meant. Instead of a link to explain the term I was swamped by repeated references to a song by Justin Timberlake.
So we have a culture that defines terms in relation to celebrities, not by actual history. We live in a world that has lost it’s connection to the past and has no clue to why and how things work. It is all what the latest heart throb is fixated on.
The most interesting insight I gained by looking down the listing was the word “Karma.” I had never thought about it but Karma is a good understanding of the saying I was looking up.
I see the same phenomenon when I Google my blog, “Medley of Worship.” Some guy named Darwin Hobbs dominates the screen. I am not sure if he recorded an album or a single by that name. I managed to be number 5 on the list but everything else belonged to him. I had this title in my mind for a few years before I set up the domain. If I had waited a little longer it would belong to him.
Find out the values of our culture. See who is setting the standards. Google. (This is not a paid advertisement.)
homo unius libri
I've run into the same problem many times. Often, I have to change from a word to a phrase or a question to find what I'm looking for. As for the phrse you were searching for, many folks will accept that saying who will not care for "whatsoever a man soweth..."
ReplyDeleteOne problem with computers is that they are no smarter than the person using them. If you type in the wrong word, you get the wrong answer. I just keep looking until my IQ matches the computer's.
ReplyDeleteGrace and peace.