I discovered the personal id-monster that is present in FaceBook and other Internet based information sources. The id-monster also resides in the cable TV system.<\/p>\n
The personal id-monster is a reflection of me as these systems have been monitoring my activity in their computers for years. The system(s) build and hold a profile of every contact (information) I make with the systems. Recording what I view and classifying my interests. The more time spent the stronger, narrower, and more perverse this id-monster becomes. <\/span><\/p>\n That\u2019s why I first called it a \u201cpersonal\u201d or id-monster. It\u2019s different for every person.<\/p>\n The id-monster knows me better than I know myself. It wants to feed my ego interests. That\u2019s it\u2019s sole purpose. To give me more of the same. It\u2019s also called a direct marketing scheme.<\/p>\n But that is the flaw. A tailored view is intended to make me stay longer with the things this id-monster has determined interest me the most.<\/p>\n What gets lost is the well rounded superego freedom of choice and exposure to a broad general spectrum of ideas and views. The id-monster keeps narrowing the interest spectrum. <\/span><\/p>\n Before this personal profiling was possible, all media had to base it\u2019s presentations on a general audience. Keeping it well balanced to attract the most varied interests. <\/span><\/p>\n In a real non profiled and well tailored life, most people (without a personal id-monster) are exposed to a great variation of views and opinions. This is a real world experience. It builds a good ego, a truer and wide view of what I and most people consider a full life. Without the personal monster guarding our exposure to the new, we discover there are many new subjects of interest outside a narrowing computer generated profile.<\/p>\n The id-monster is a form of computer artificial Intelligence (AI) that is feeding an artificial and very limited view of reality. It wants to hold our loyal and undivided and undistracted attention. So it studies and feeds our narrowed interests only on what it has discovered. <\/span><\/p>\n We have the ability, though our ego, to \u201cbreak out\u201d and the id-monster will hang its head and follow. Freud called it the superego. But the more time we spend with the id-monster, the harder that becomes. It\u2019s called depression. Perhaps that is a human flaw. But it is a flaw the monster is trained to exploit.<\/p>\n