We have massive amounts of information all around us...and very soon we will be virtually plugged into the information highway throughout our daily lives as more large competing corps use info as a sales tool. I remember having to go to the library a few days in a row to get the same info that my son can now get in a few minutes off the internet. That's pretty damn exciting. But does he retain it? I believe he does. But does he retain it in a meaningful way? I'm not so sure. We humans are slow learners, we have to be nurtured by our parents until we are 18. A lot of other animals get that done in less than a year, not to mention that a lot of parents should not even be parents yet. We need time to process the info in a meaningful manner. Basic human wisdom is diminishing around us, yet the information highway is getting wider and longer every second. It is harder to find ways to plug into our shared collective Human Spirit then to plug into the information highway. I feel we are most in touch with our shared Human Spirit when we are creating. This is why I promote and support using the digital arena as a tool to reignite the creative process for all people and to share it with all people, not just for consuming massive amounts of information. So, make your cell phone flicks or web cam shorts, show us how you are seeing, dreaming, and thinking about the world around you and share it on your blogs, myspaces, and web pages. Communicate and make community. Let the universal wisdom of our Human Spirit have an outlet through the creative process in this information highway age. It's the start of being reconnected while we are being totally plugged in.