Comments on: Where have you Gone, Joe DiMaggio? http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/07/31/where-have-you-gone-joe-dimaggio/ Generation 2 Generation: Let's Talk Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:09:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=Communication is Inspiration hourly 1 By: Scott Weintraub http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/07/31/where-have-you-gone-joe-dimaggio/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Scott Weintraub Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:45:21 +0000 http://communicationisinspiration.com/2007/07/31/where-have-you-gone-joe-dimaggio/#comment-301 Thanks Jack and Hillary - as always, very thought-provoking comments on an important (and clearly timeless) topic. I think there are a couple of factors to consider. First, in earlier eras (Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, etc.), I think some of the same issues existed. Players drank constantly, they gambled, there was womanizing, etc. But back then, people either didn't hear about it as often, or they didn't care. It wasn't newsworthy. Today, we are in a period where there is an overload of information and stimulation. The internet age has made anything and everything readily accessible, right from your home or office computer. Here in L.A., I can watch a cage fight in Virginia in someone's backyard. I think this has created a thirst for more in a lot of people - they can never get enough. They are always looking for the next thing. That's how boxing can evolve into Ultimate Fighting. So, how do we go back the other way? I think people, TV stations, internet outlets, etc. will have to step up and focus on the GOOD in society. If people are overwhelmed with good news, then that will become the next thing. Maybe instead of finding the next most outrageous thing, people will have a thirst for finding an even bigger and better good thing. And, all of us will benefit from that. Thanks Jack and Hillary – as always, very thought-provoking comments on an important (and clearly timeless) topic. I think there are a couple of factors to consider. First, in earlier eras (Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, etc.), I think some of the same issues existed. Players drank constantly, they gambled, there was womanizing, etc. But back then, people either didn't hear about it as often, or they didn't care. It wasn't newsworthy.

Today, we are in a period where there is an overload of information and stimulation. The internet age has made anything and everything readily accessible, right from your home or office computer. Here in L.A., I can watch a cage fight in Virginia in someone's backyard. I think this has created a thirst for more in a lot of people – they can never get enough. They are always looking for the next thing. That's how boxing can evolve into Ultimate Fighting.

So, how do we go back the other way? I think people, TV stations, internet outlets, etc. will have to step up and focus on the GOOD in society. If people are overwhelmed with good news, then that will become the next thing. Maybe instead of finding the next most outrageous thing, people will have a thirst for finding an even bigger and better good thing. And, all of us will benefit from that.

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