Sir Elton Wants Bloggers Shot…

I had a nice laugh this morning. I was doing my usual reading of news bytes when I came across this on Contactmusic.com, “I think people should be shot if they blog.”

Well, being me I had to get to the bottom of this…yes, there is more. Apparently Sir Elton feels that technology, including the Internet is killing creativity. He would love to see the Internet shut down for five years…as an experiment to see what ‘what type of art (creativity) would evolve’.

Sorry Sir Elton, not going to happen…the Internet may evolve but its here to stay.

On a serious note, while I will not blame it on the Internet or technology, a number of things that I love are dying because of the fabulous technology. I loved receiving letters from friends and loved one. No, email does not equate…there’s just something about receiving and reading a letter.

Spelling is another obvious victim of the technology. I have seen some pretty horrendous spelling online and off. I guess it’s partly a result of too much dependence on spell-checkers and the use of instant messaging shorthand.

The Internet and technology…can’t live without…but if only…