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Title: Low Tech: aka The Information Underground
Date: 5/4/2021

Technology progresses. Virtually every technology invented has
evolved in some way. However, there are technologies that are just
perfect they way they were created. Information technology is 
technology which shepherds information. As humans we seek to 
communicate with each other daily, sharing ideas, stories,
and dreams. The sharing of ideas in written word is by far one of
the easiest and simplest ways for people to share ideas.

The printing press unleashed the ability of mass communication.
Today we share information through the internet. Those who are
connected are blessed with the ability to share almost any 
information they choose. However, as time goes on, people continue to
push the envelope in the presentation of information. No matter how 
we present it, text remains a primary and the most important vehicle
of communicating ideas over great distances.

The internet is an amazing blessing. Yet we use it more to consume
than to communicate. As I write these very words there are platfomrs
such as reddit, twitter, facebook, and Youtube which consumed more 
than they produce. Perhaps not much different than a newspaper.
Yet the sheer volume of consumption of a single bit of information 
is huge.

It is my opinion there will be a day when the very information we
take for granted presently will be outlawed. Therefore I believe it
is the responsibility of everyone who reads these words to collect 
and share valuable information.

While biblically we are called to obey the laws of our governments, I
do not believe this holds true when those governments seek to control
our thoughts through the manipulation of information. Therefore I 
encourage all who read this text to collect and disseminate 
information which is valuable to our society such as historical 
documents, text books, encyclopedias of the 20th century, medical
journals, and other important documentation. Share this on 
sub-channels, recognizing that mainstream will actively discredit
only the channels they can see and access. Leverage sneaker nets and
organize information swap-meets facilitated with pi-rate boxes and 
mesh networks. 

Keep the information central and the technology low. Text documents
are still king. We are the information underground.