Web 2.0 is Prozac for your bailout blues
During the events of yesterday, I was able to pick up the phone and call my father to talk
through my thoughts on this issue. This is a huge deal - the biggest shake-up in many American’s lifetimes. I am going to pay attention. I am going to listen. I am going to participate. I am going to learn.
We are a society used to instant gratification. Yesterday, anyone on the pro-bailout side, used to our “gimme now” culture, had a new order thrust their way - wait and see.
Regardless of what side of the fence you’re on, we’re all chomping at the bit. We all want the same thing in the end - a reasonable resolution and some peace of mind.
After my conversation with my father, the television spouting its fear in the background, I turned to the Internet and scoured the news stories. I watched in eerie fascination as Congress cast its vote and Wall Street responded in kind. Even though I wasn’t keen on the bailout, I do feel we can’t be completely hands off this issue, so when the politicking began, I was feeling a little powerless; a little sad.
I jumped back on my computer and signed into Twitter. Here I found that Web 2.0 gave me a pill for my bailout blues.
Conversations were buzzing yesterday. Many of them were happening online. You could talk with people across the nation or overseas about the bailout. This kind of connectivity is unprecedented … and comforting.
The President just spoke, and his 10-minute blurb did nothing to put my mind at ease or answer my questions. Television is a one-way medium and it pumps fear into millions of living rooms across America like nobody’s business.
If you’re feeling helpless, confused, aggravated or uncertain, you might want to stop staring at your screen and hop online. The conversations continue and the invitation to join is open.
Some of my conversations:
- Twitter - I’m @rebeccalev
- $700 billion bailout - Lifesaver or Band-Aid?
- The House kills it. Capitalism survives for one more day.
- Not a Dime! Stop the bailout
- ANOTHER DRAG ON THE ECONOMY?? AN UNTOLD STORY. The Loss of Consumer Credit.
Get involved in a conversation or start one one on this post. It’s time for blunt talk and change, folks.
Posted by Rebecca D. Levinson
The scary part is, that most Americans don’t even have a clue what is going on or how it will affect them. I spoke with 2 people yesterday who had no idea what the bailout was about, or that there is a serious situation going on with the economy. It was just another day to them. (Ignorance is bliss?)
The nice thing about the internet, is that you can find truth about what is going on, and know things that the main stream media does not tell you. Its a great tool to make you aware of what is really going on, and how it will affect you.
September 30th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Your know Robecca:
I seen it all coming and tryed to presale my homes back as far as 2005. I could not sell it all because of governmental approvals, but I did sell about 1/2. I am a Developer Broker Builder.
A right a real estate market psychology blog to help inform my friends.
Best
Richard
September 30th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Christine- The internet is a good vehicle for information- just as long as you have a discerning eye- like the saying goes, “Don’t believe everything you read:”.
Richard- You are now probably 50% ahead of the rest. I’ll have to check out your blog.
October 1st, 2008 at 8:59 am