The topic here at 140conf NYC is “Exploring the State of Now” and the mix of speakers certainly embodies this. What do I mean? Well, the main thing that is becoming completely apparent to me as I sit in the 2nd row is that everyone has a completely different perspective about what the realtime web means to the world. They each highlight different nuances, consequences, lessons and possibilities that the realtime offers. It’s great because I was concerned that this conference would be a parade of digerati and my most hated term: ”digital natives” (wouldn’t digital natives be computer programs born from other computer programs?). But, as each speaker takes their turn I get a wonderful sense of the complexities we embody as a species.
This goes beyond the realtime web to a deeper conclusion: The Realtime web = The Human experience in Real Time. Thats what has been emerging as all our technologies grow and allow a meshing of human thoughts, ideas and feelings. The real time web is a reflection of who we are as a worldwide culture. As such there is a richness in participating, the kind one senses when they travel, their hearts open and horizons broaden.
