The Evolution of One's Mind to The Virtual Revolution

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The Virtual Revolution episode one, produced by BBC, reveals many interesting facts about computers and the virtual world essentially.  Something really surprising about episode one was that it kept reflecting back to Africa.  We often here the troubling times that Africa faces, whether it be with health or food, but the web, that was shocking to me.  We often are fed the worst about Africa when in reality they are as connected as anyone else in the world.  The web links us together and keeps us together.  That is the main lesson to be had from the Virtual Revolution.  From being connected as one, virtually, there is bound to be controversy.

Something that is interesting about this episode is being reminded that the web has not been around for as long as many think it has.  Viewers learn that Stuart Brand started The Well, and without The Well, we would not have the Internet.  Sr. Tim Berners-Lee was the inventor of the worldwide web, and that was in 1991.  That alone is shocking because it is now 2016.  In the beginning of it all the government essentially had not control over what was put on the Internet.  So there was no hierarchy to control what was said and vice versa, however, when Napster came about there began some illegal actions.   With Napster, which was shutdown in 2001, people could download music illegally.  Hearing that now, I am surprised it even started out so early.  Now being one that is into music, it is mind blowing that illegal music downloads occurred, but then again with no government affiliation people cannot be surprised. 

As time goes by, more and more people get connected online.  To have an exact number, Virtual Revolution reveals that over 35 million people will get onto the web.  In History of The Internet, the Virtual Revolution is discussed further, and reveals eye-opening information that many generations to come will not understand.  Before this, I myself did not know when exactly the web came about, what Napster was, and that Africa is actually connected virtually to everyone.  The web can be a great tool to many, but it can also be confining.  It can absorb us, but used the right way it can open our eyes to new heights.