Robert Prus
Brains Network 1.0

Introduction

How this book was created

I wrote first chapter, then second and third one.... OK, let me be serious now, I wrote an article, then a few more. When I collected some of them, the idea came to type a book. The further to the forest the more trees you see. New subjects arose, some of them occurred to be timeless and serious, about which I would not dare to mention in other circumstances, however, while writing this book there was a need to elaborate on them.

Why?

The publication of details of the famous affair between Bill and Monica in the Net made me become aware of a rising power of the Internet. Then 11 September in the Manhattan and wars in Afghanistan and in Iraq suggested that there is a need to change our life and the organisation of our Planet.

For what?

In order to explain and demonstrate that the New will soon arrive to our brains through the existing Net. I had a lot of discussions and polemics. The conclusion was that the best idea was to put my thoughts on the paper and let people read them.

   

Furthermore, I wanted to draw attention of my readers on the fact that technological progress does not goes in parallel with emotional and spiritual development of the human race. We still have billion years to achieve that level of idyllic civilization on the K-PAX planet described by Gene Brewer. In would like analyse an influence of the technological development on human behaviours.



A man was degraded during the Industrial Revolution simply to a tool. Technological achievements negatively influenced a mankind's life, a working time unmercifully extended, and violated the natural principle of the time division between a work and a rest. A man was separated from his family and friends, his behaviour as a member of his local and wider groups was deformed.

Humanity and harmony

The most recent inventions such as the Internet and automatic processes of production give a chance to come back to our natural life. I do not mean the primitive way of life but come back to the humanity and harmony, which we enjoyed much more being not civilized.

Part of my considerations may seem to be futurological confabulations, but it must be underlined that most of my thoughts are based on already invented machines, tools or knowledge on management etc. If some of them are not yet literally invented, it is relatively easy to create them on the basis of existing parts or knowledge.

The experiment

The book, its form and way of distribution are of experimental character. I would like this publication will be alive. As computer software has up-grades I want this book to have subsequent versions or improvements. Our world is changing rapidly; we are facing new inventions and events. I receive interesting comments and opinions. By the way, I encourage all of readers to share their view with me.

Furthermore, I would recommend reading the publications and articles indicated in the Bibliography as much as possible; they could be very useful for reader's self-improvement.

   

As one of the brains of the Net I benefited from its huge resources. I learnt from the Net a lot. It provided me with plenty useful information and satisfaction. Perhaps the time came when I should give something back.

I wish a fruitful reading


Robert Prus
net@prus.pl





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