tutorialists

Lately I've been wondering about the hundreds of people that take the time to record video tutorials- I'm talking about the ones that do lessons regarding specific computer applications and processes therein. One possibility is that their doing it for no other reason than to genuinely help out their fellow cyber community- In that case, it seems that their donating their time out of pure altruism... On the other hand, perhaps the driving force, is to be the first to give the tutorial, so he or she will never be accused with having learned their skillset from, "some online video tutorial".... so this one is done out of egoism...... Then again, there's always the possibility that they're getting paid by advertisers that post to their page.... My favorite one is that they do it out of this innate need to teach and pass on information because it validates them- so altruism, for the sake of self esteem.... although I'm not sure if altruism works that way.... In any case, I think the online community that spends long hours in isolation taping their actions within computer applications, is probably genuinely interested in "feeling a part of something'"..... I think these tutorials make them feel like they're doing something good for the community that usually alludes them..... Additionally, I'd say that the majority of cyber savy/ tech savy people owe their proficiency in the world of computers largely to this online virtual community of teachers- much more so then to their alma mater. There's that saying that it takes a whole village to raise a child..... either a whole village, or a whole lot of tutorialists( that ones mine)

My dad got hit with an egg.

Today my dad got hit with an egg. Today my dad got hit with an egg at four in the morning while he was riding his bike. He's 57 years old and he got hit with an egg by some guy in a van.

He gets up early because his routine is one of the few things he has that characterize him as an active human being. The physicality of riding a bicycle reminds him that he's still involved in this world. I'm not sure why this guy in the van bothers to wake up in the morning, or why he bothers to stay up late. My Dad relies on the notion that everything is interrelated in order to survive. He was pissed when a guy hit him with an egg. I wonder if the guy knew the extent of the repercussions his actions would have. I wonder if any of us do really. My Dad wanted to find him. My dad spent 30 minutes trying to find the guy that him with the egg. I wonder what he would've done to the guy. I wonder what the guy would've done to my dad. How do you console someone whos 57 years old that is forced to confront that fact that nobody really gives a shit about anything- let alone your assumption that everything is interrelated and meaningful. It's not enough to say, "that sucks"- but what else is there to say really.... I dont know, I wish I did. My dads old, and he got hit with an egg, and his whole paradigm crumbled. I wonder what the guy in the van is doing now.