Comments on: Human beings or speaking machines ? http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:45:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Vera http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39354 Vera Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:41:52 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39354 Are not we those speaking mashines here on this forum? I really like the motion picture Samsara, about budhist monk...mainly because the pictures were speaking for themselves, and too little dialogs. Viewer has time to think about what was said... Are not we those speaking mashines here on this forum? I really like the motion picture Samsara, about budhist monk…mainly because the pictures were speaking for themselves, and too little dialogs. Viewer has time to think about what was said…

]]> By: Kenji http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39353 Kenji Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:06:36 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39353 The rapidly growing media's shedding an adverse influence on our society; no doubt about it. The Media is a service, as mentioned by Mr Paulo Coelho in the video above but lets look at it in a different perspective; do we really need this service? The purpose of the Media in recent times has been widely fluid and diversed as people now not only use the Media for communication but also, entertainment. The Media influences and shapes the society and its direction. Humans being highly emotive creatures, and the Media has a part to play in relation to the question if humans are losing human relation and warmth due to its advancement. Yes, the Media renders human beings immune to a certain degree of "warmthness" but let us take a step back as the there is no definate answer to this argument. The stand can fall both ways but I personally feel that the media does not cripple human warmth and relations, but in fact, bonds them. Take webcams for example. Sure, I mean its not as good as seeing the person face to face in real life but hey, its the next best thing there is when you're trying to interact with someone leagues away from your physical position. The lack of warmth and relations comes when people over-rely on the advancements on Media and when they take things too far. Getting too caught up in the Media will cause such negative results and thus deprive humans of their so called "humanly-touch" All in all, it depends largely on how one views the matter at hand, and it varies based on personal perceptions. Keep Writing! Cheers. The rapidly growing media’s shedding an adverse influence on our society; no doubt about it.

The Media is a service, as mentioned by Mr Paulo Coelho in the video above but lets look at it in a different perspective; do we really need this service?

The purpose of the Media in recent times has been widely fluid and diversed as people now not only use the Media for communication but also, entertainment. The Media influences and shapes the society and its direction.

Humans being highly emotive creatures, and the Media has a part to play in relation to the question if humans are losing human relation and warmth due to its advancement.

Yes, the Media renders human beings immune to a certain degree of “warmthness” but let us take a step back as the there is no definate answer to this argument.

The stand can fall both ways but I personally feel that the media does not cripple human warmth and relations, but in fact, bonds them.

Take webcams for example. Sure, I mean its not as good as seeing the person face to face in real life but hey, its the next best thing there is when you’re trying to interact with someone leagues away from your physical position.

The lack of warmth and relations comes when people over-rely on the advancements on Media and when they take things too far. Getting too caught up in the Media will cause such negative results and thus deprive humans of their so called “humanly-touch”

All in all, it depends largely on how one views the matter at hand, and it varies based on personal perceptions.

Keep Writing!

Cheers.

]]> By: Liara Covert http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39341 Liara Covert Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:11:03 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39341 No matter what the circumstance, on-the phone or in person, a human being can always find a way to show warmth and compassion. No matter what the circumstance, on-the phone or in person, a human being can always find a way to show warmth and compassion.

]]> By: Aurélie http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39318 Aurélie Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:13:20 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39318 Paulo, Internet est un moyen de communication revolutionnaire mais les gens ont tendance à oublier leur vie sans leurs ordinateurs. J'ai testé le site de rencontre meetics pour avoir un apercu des rencontres hommes/femmes via internet. J'ai trouvé cela assez desolant, c'est froid rigide mécanique. c'est par des critères de beauté que l'on plait...un peu trop fermé pour moi. Pour savoir si une personne me plait, j'ai besoin de la ressentir, de l'entendre, de partager des instants avec elle. Je pense que les gens ne font pas d'efforts pour être ouvert aux autres chaque jour, et cela est bien dommage car la vie et constitué de multitudes de personnes toutes plus interressantes les unes des autres. le partage est essentielles. La communication est si simple : un sourire, un bonjour.. et la conversation demarre et l'on se plait ou non. mais ca vaut le coup d'essayer. Paulo,
Internet est un moyen de communication revolutionnaire mais les gens ont tendance à oublier leur vie sans leurs ordinateurs.
J’ai testé le site de rencontre meetics pour avoir un apercu des rencontres hommes/femmes via internet.
J’ai trouvé cela assez desolant, c’est froid rigide mécanique. c’est par des critères de beauté que l’on plait…un peu trop fermé pour moi.
Pour savoir si une personne me plait, j’ai besoin de la ressentir, de l’entendre, de partager des instants avec elle.
Je pense que les gens ne font pas d’efforts pour être ouvert aux autres chaque jour, et cela est bien dommage car la vie et constitué de multitudes de personnes toutes plus interressantes les unes des autres. le partage est essentielles. La communication est si simple : un sourire, un bonjour.. et la conversation demarre et l’on se plait ou non. mais ca vaut le coup d’essayer.

]]> By: Sunny http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39294 Sunny Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:48:48 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39294 What a coincidence! This has been the subject of my week.I believe the reason we have arrived at this predicament is purely due to materialism. To have a human connection from the first point of contact would require paying wages and taxes, a machine is a more inexpensive low maintenance option. After all, business is all about profit... I believe that this predicament will continue to grow over the coming years, with more and more services becoming automated wherever possible. Gradually, in business, human contact will become less and less. However, as we all know, technology, quite often can fail. Only then will companies realise humans are more reliable. Or perhaps Businesses will realise it will be more profitable to them to approach their customers with the human touch and reintroduce employees to replace automation. But for this to work, the employee must be of certain character and genuinely care about the customer she is in service to. What a coincidence! This has been the subject of my week.I believe the reason we have arrived at this predicament is purely due to materialism. To have a human connection from the first point of contact would require paying wages and taxes, a machine is a more inexpensive low maintenance option. After all, business is all about profit…

I believe that this predicament will continue to grow over the coming years, with more and more services becoming automated wherever possible. Gradually, in business, human contact will become less and less.

However, as we all know, technology, quite often can fail. Only then will companies realise humans are more reliable. Or perhaps Businesses will realise it will be more profitable to them to approach their customers with the human touch and reintroduce employees to replace automation. But for this to work, the employee must be of certain character and genuinely care about the customer she is in service to.

]]> By: Heart http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39279 Heart Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:39:54 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39279 Press 1, Press 2, Press 3...definitely is annoying, and not a very positive company strategy indeed. Still I'm a technology optimist. Look at this little "Paulo community" here where we can share thoughts and ideas. It's fun. To Martina. Please, if you think about hurting yourself, please call your emergency telephone line. In the USA its 911. Tell them, and they have to come and help you right away. Wish we could be there face to face with you, but that's the limit of a machine. Look for the book; "A thousand reasons to live" by Dom Helder Camara. Beautiful. Heart Press 1, Press 2, Press 3…definitely is annoying, and not a very positive company strategy indeed. Still I’m a technology optimist. Look at this little “Paulo community” here where we can share thoughts and ideas. It’s fun.

To Martina. Please, if you think about hurting yourself, please call your emergency telephone line. In the USA its 911. Tell them, and they have to come and help you right away. Wish we could be there face to face with you, but that’s the limit of a machine. Look for the book; “A thousand reasons to live” by Dom Helder Camara. Beautiful.

Heart

]]> By: chieko http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39278 chieko Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:28:43 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39278 Dear Paulo and friends, I definitely take human being because I feel like we lose all the good things. I grew up in a country where people love technology. (Even monks like it.) One recent day, I was assigned to make a lighting plan for a temple. (I work as a lighting planner.) So I did the proposal and the monk liked it. I know it would be a magnificent view at night with all the pretty lights, but I felt I wish to say 'why don't you lit up a bonfire every night. I know it would be laborious but it would be much spiritual and make you feel better at the end of the day.' Technology is important for certain area, but there is something that cannot be replaced. oh I am feeling while writing this that I should be more nice to friends and family... love Dear Paulo and friends,

I definitely take human being because I feel like we lose all the good things. I grew up in a country where people love technology. (Even monks like it.) One recent day, I was assigned to make a lighting plan for a temple. (I work as a lighting planner.) So I did the proposal and the monk liked it. I know it would be a magnificent view at night with all the pretty lights, but I felt I wish to say ‘why don’t you lit up a bonfire every night. I know it would be laborious but it would be much spiritual and make you feel better at the end of the day.’ Technology is important for certain area, but there is something that cannot be replaced. oh I am feeling while writing this that I should be more nice to friends and family… love

]]> By: yaffa http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/06/22/human-beings-or-speaking-machines/#comment-39259 yaffa Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:49:07 +0000 http://paulocoelhoblog.com/?p=1346#comment-39259 Hi Paul, I never heard your name until I was on Gaia.. It seems to me that we are dissassociating ourselves with one another, that is what you are surmising, and it is true. Proof of this is the accident that occurred three weeks ago in Hartford Connecticut. Two cars were chasing one another close to the middle of downtown hartford. A driver hit an older spanish man, throwing him up into the air and crashing down upon another car. He is now paralized from the NECK down...aside from the selfish, destructive behavior of the driver who hit and ran and did NOT stop while passerbys on the streets and cars passed and watched, people on the streets did NOT help the man, angel torres i beleive his name is, a 76 year old retired man who was walking from the store to buy milk or bread for dinner and was crossing the street when the hit and run occurred. I am horrified to see the people on the street who watched, walked toward the curb to gape at the man lying in the streets and did NOT go to him to help. This is a sad sad commentary. Never have I seen such inhuman humanity. In fact, I wrote a short script on this very incident. This is what is happened to our culture. We are becoming reclusive on the computers, hedonistic, materialistic, entitled, anti social, arrogant, and alienated from one another. Voice messaging is not customer service, we don't want to do customer service anymore, we want to rape our customer and get away with it, without conscience or responsibility. Welcome to 2008. We must fight this! Hi Paul,
I never heard your name until I was on Gaia..
It seems to me that we are dissassociating ourselves with one another, that is what you are surmising, and it is true. Proof of this is the accident that occurred three weeks ago in Hartford Connecticut. Two cars were chasing one another close to the middle of downtown hartford. A driver hit an older spanish man, throwing him up into the air and crashing down upon another car. He is now paralized from the NECK down…aside from the selfish, destructive behavior of the driver who hit and ran and did NOT stop while passerbys on the streets and cars passed and watched, people on the streets did NOT help the man, angel torres i beleive his name is, a 76 year old retired man who was walking from the store to buy milk or bread for dinner and was crossing the street when the hit and run occurred.
I am horrified to see the people on the street who watched, walked toward the curb to gape at the man lying in the streets and did NOT go to him to help. This is a sad sad commentary. Never have I seen such inhuman humanity. In fact, I wrote a short script on this very incident.

This is what is happened to our culture. We are becoming reclusive on the computers, hedonistic, materialistic, entitled, anti social, arrogant, and alienated from one another. Voice messaging is not customer service, we don’t want to do customer service anymore, we want to rape our customer and get away with it, without conscience or responsibility. Welcome to 2008.
We must fight this!

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