It's a Good Life

Maybe you saw the original Twilight Zone episode, or maybe you saw the cheesy remake in the Twilight Zone movie . Or maybe you've even read the original short story by Jerome Bixby, but chances are you haven't. But you should - it's head, shoulders and knees above the screen adaptations. It was written in 1953, so when I say it's horrifying, you know it's in the psychological sense. Go ahead, read it and then come back. Though if you're not hooked in the first page or so, it's probably not going to work for you. (I didn't know until just now that Bixby also wrote one of the best Star Trek episodes ever, Mirror, Mirror.)

It's a Good Life is about community, and how a particular community reacts to a set of circumstances that surpasses human endurance.

Maybe by pointing out this story, I'm saying that even with the changes that are inferred by Learning 2.0, we don't have it too bad. Learning 2.0 is about community, too, and how technology can help develop community. Of course, if your cup is half empty, perhaps it's annoying to you, or worse. But at least you still have TV.

It's a good life.