As Social Networks Move Into the Human Brain It Could Cause the Decrease of White Matter

In the future, not more than perhaps three decades from now your social online interaction will not be on a computer screen, rather it will involve an interface, perhaps an embedded chip in your brain. You and your friends can "thought swap" to send messages, not text messages but full on visuals, and since a picture is worth 1000 words, you will be able to communicate so fast your head will spin. Of course, some hacker will come along, or the government will want to make sure you are only thinking proper thoughts. Okay so let's talk about this for second shall we?

No, I'm not trying to scare you into some type of future scenario, or science fiction horror thriller, I'm just telling you what the capabilities of the technology will be in the future. Thus, perhaps we should talk a little bit about privacy laws in the future concept that your thoughts will be monitored, so be careful what you're thinking. There is an interesting book you should read titled; "Privacy" by Garrett Keizer which talks about the state of the current technology, big data, big marketers, and government snooping all the name of homeland security. It's well worth a read, and therefore I recommend it.

Now then, if you have a chip in your brain, you'll have to learn how to hide certain thoughts, but if you have too much white matter, or you are bipolar and the two hemispheres of your brain are constantly communicating, you will not be able to hide those thoughts at all, or keep them to yourself. Therefore those that can keep their thoughts to themselves, or hide those thoughts within their brain, perhaps they have some sort of brain disorder or the right enzyme ratios leading to the proper gene expression, well, they'll have the advantage.

With this advantage will come greater social mobility, greater wealth, and perhaps along the same line as the famous Dr. Hare's research on psychopaths. Because these individuals will have the advantage, they are likely to spur on more offspring, or create more clones of themselves, therefore there will be an overall decrease in the white matter of the most successful people. Of course, I'm just taking this out and playing it into the future considering some of the potential possibilities - who knows how the future will actually unfold, but realize I also dabble in science fiction writing.

Nevertheless, evolution always favors the gene expressions with the advantage so, in this case being able to hide thoughts from the implanted chip will become invaluable to maintaining privacy. Those that can maintain their privacy will definitely have the advantage. We are already seeing that today. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.

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4 Reasons Wii U Could Be For You

1. The new Wii U Touchscreen Remote

The Wii U touchscreen controller is a very interesting new change to the way we control our games. It is the size of your average handheld game console and possesses dual joysticks, directional pad, front-facing camera, multiple buttons, and a 6.2 inch LCD touchscreen display. This new style of gaming remote could create some interesting and unique gaming experiences if developers really get create with it. The new game ZombiU makes great use of the new controller. ZombiU is a zombie first person shooter with plenty of guts and gore. Early videos of the gameplay indicate that you can manage many of the "secondary" functions in the game via the touchscreen, such as inventory management, changing weapons, etc. Some other awesome features were the in-game sniping. Once activating your scope, the TV screen maintains the typical first-person view. But the touchscreen shows a scoped view and crosshair, allowing you to see your surroundings on the TV while you zoomed in and took aim through your scope. Awesome!

2. Mass appeal to both hardcore and casual gamers

The original Wii Remote and Nunchuck changed the way we think about gaming. It was a pivotal part in Nintendo's ability to draw in thousands of non-gamers and turn them into Wii owners. This however was a turn-off to many hardcore gamers who wanted more intensity in their gaming. Nintendo has promised to give the hardcore more attention. ZombiU is a testament to this. This game looks extremely intense. There's plenty of violence and shoot-em-up action that gamers want. Plus the addition of the touchscreen remote adds to the uniqueness of the gameplay. Having options as to how you control the game gives the Wii U some great flexibility - the options casual and hardcore gamers will want.

3. More dedication to online play

Nintendo has admitted that their lack of an online gameplay strategy has hurt them. Millions of gamers flock to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network to up the ante on the competition. Shooting endless amounts of computer-AI controlled enemies gets old quickly. (unless of course you're playing Call of Duty: World at War zombies). Nintendo's lack of online support was a drawback. This time around Nintendo plans to change things. I'm hoping they come through because they have a lot of ground to make up.

4. It's Nintendo!

Mario Brothers, Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong Country, Smash Brothers, Mario Party, Mario Kart... need I say anymore? Nintendo has a LEGENDARY game library and is a pioneer in the gaming industry. They may not have always had the fanciest graphics or newest greatest hardware, but they also come through with incredible gameplay and an enjoyable overall experience. I'm looking forward to the new Wii U so that I can experience firsthand what they have up their sleeve.

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