Well!

We may be entering a new renaissance in a way

The advent of the internet is the first time in human history that near-instantaneous communication was possible and actually give rise to a cultural and linguistic revolution

Baby names are just a tiny fragment of that

Despite all the negative things that technology, and even the internet, has allowed, I believe the human race is about to enter a golden age

We鈥檙e able to talk to each other on a scale not previously possible. That makes not a melting pot, but a pervasive cloud of experiences that is priceless and vast

Of all the shortcomings we have as a species, our ability to find differences is the hardest to surmount as it鈥檚 an innate tribalism

Tribes have moved online, and at times, we are at our worst when we can鈥檛 see the focus of our ire

But in as many or more ways we鈥檙e separate, unique, and tribal, we鈥檙e linked by our insatiable desire to communicate

If you read this, you鈥檙e a human with a lot more in common with me and everyone I know than you are different

@cypnk I think that鈥檚 true. One spiritual teacher I listened to recently said that human consciousness is expanding, but it鈥檚 also disorienting and causing a crisis for people who don鈥檛 know how to handle this new consciousness.

@ShaunBartone @shaunbartone It鈥檚 certainly a drastic change from the accepted reality that they鈥檙e used to

I think it鈥檚 still important to consider that harsh criticism of otherwise reasonable (and necessary) changes to society are not necessarily because those people are evil. Sometimes, they鈥檙e just disoriented and afraid

@cypnk As a writer, I can TOTALLY confirm! 馃槄

@rick_777 I wonder what other resources exist for generating random names for writers

I imagine it's hard to come up with originals (or at least those that feel original). I know sometimes the name of a character has taken me out of the story if it's all too mundane

@cypnk also good for sites that requires realistic-ish names for registrations
LRT: at some point I am going to be literally all of those hands and I will ascend to baby-name godhood.