Internet Geometry: The Global Village
I like to call myself a self-styled digital nomad, capable of surviving anywhere in the world as long as I have an internet connection… and a power source, and food because you cant eat the internet and technology is not sufficiently developed that you can download food.. Why hasn’t anyone created a 3D printer that uses edible, nutritious materials, hmmm.
Even if I have been only to 6 cities in one country as per the current all-time data on my Google Maps, the internet has kept me in touch with the global village and they with me…
Despite where one is in the world, we are all equidistantly a click away and that is the geometry of the internet.
As a blogger I want to say I primarily write for myself, I am the landlord of this tangle of words and you are here at my invitation. I have on occasion mentioned that I post the kind of content that I would I like to see, so not only do I write for myself, I also write for someone who would be interested in what I have to share (even when its only just a future version of me)
When I initially started my blog over 10 years ago, I would get some interesting responses from people abroad who discovered that I lived and published my blog from Zimbabwe in Africa; such as how I accessed the internet, how frequently I saw lions and other wildlife, how come my English was so good? I kid you not. I answered good-naturedly and joked about some of stereotypes perpetuated by movies.
From those early interactions, I saw the need to share my lived experiences with the world as a way of offering a glimpse into my reality, how despite the differences we share, some basic things are the same, we even watch and enjoy the very same movies and books (which is another reason behind my review section- I recall after one of my very first reviews someone was surprised and curious that I had seen a blockbuster movie that had just premiered, I mean yeah we got cinemas too 🤷♂️ )
With the world becoming more connected people are better informed, there is access to information, a couple of clicks and you could know more about something or somewhere than you did before. One reason I encourage people to blog is that the digital space is not a vacuum, when you do not actively put anything out there, others will take up the space, that’s what becomes the narrative…
I still find it crazy how my stats indicate that I get the most traffic outside the continent with the exception being in June when the WinterABC Festival brings together African Digital Storytellers, when the other African countries feature more prominently at the top of the lists.
Knowing that I have global audience, has also impacted on how I create my content, the picture I paint. When asked what I write about, I call it The beauty and chaos of the place I call home. I acknowledge its not perfect but its home and it has moments good, bad and ugly….
As a celebration of the global village I would appreciate it if you shared any interested things you have come to learn about Zimbabwe and Africa through my blog.
~B
Becoming The Muse 
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