the power of the small

In Postsingular we see a technology that isn't really new in our exploration of the singularity and our talk about the technology explosion we've seen. It's nanorobotics taking over the world--nothing new. But it all got me thinking about the idea of the small this class and my blog is named after. Though I'll admit I'm not very good at writing small or taking the time to organize my thoughts into smaller more effective packages, I understand it and i respect it.

This idea of the small in language is what makes me love Literature and the ability to wrestle with language and produce something that speaks of and to you ina completely different way than it will to those who read it. The power of language lies in the word. A single word can and does mean something of infinite proportions to different people. A single word, which I consider to be rather small, depending on the FONT of course, carries with it a lifetime of affiliations and innuendos each individual has assigned it. So a single word has infinite ability and power.

Postsingular also showcases this idea of small and the power given to it by those who wield it. The nants are small, no doubt about it. But they take over the world. It is the folly of the human race to think that we can control that which we create. That we can control whatever is smaller than us. This will be our ultimate downfall: overestimating ourselves and underestimating the small.

In Postsingular the small created a new world that humans can barely comprehend. The nants and the orphids alike opened up completely new worlds to the human race. The smaller the technology the bigger the idea and the harder it is to understand it, let alone control it.

The deception of what is physically small lies in the magnitude of the idea it forges. A single word can lead ones mind to a million other words/ideas/memories/thoughts/feelings. A single orphid can lead to a whole nother world.

smaller is bigger and there will be a time our minds will not be able to handle what vastness of the idea our small has created like Nakter was not able to handle the nants.