KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

The statement knowledge is power seems to be used quite often. The way I've interpreted it all these years is to think that power means the "upper hand". I thought to gain power, it was to obtain a more favorable position. In some ways that would be the case, but I'd be wrong if I said that's how all power was like. When I'm told knowledge is power I assume that it means knowing more gives you a favorable position to do more. I've stuck with that definition for a while and still do.

Knowledge does not come from absolutely anywhere. It has to be learned, for that we need information. Information becomes knowledge when we understand the content of the information. You can claim to know how to play a video game based on pure memorization, but you don't know the sequence of movements until you look into what works. Application is what turns information into knowledge.

In an age of information, it seems like we should be fairly educated on things that are happening. I sadly don't see that. Despite the accessibility of information we still have people who refuse the information from people in that very field. There are still people who deny the existence of COVID-19, despite all the research that went into it. It's almost unbelievable that not even someone who's devoted their time to the research of something is still dismissed by people who don't even know any better.

With all the new technology, it's only fair to assume that changes are coming. Technology has digitized news outlets, so print newspapers aren't as popular. Textbooks don't always need to be printed, comics can be distributed on apps, and movies are a part of streaming services. The new technology that replaced things like drive-in theaters, some magazines, and even some newspapers are of course here to stay. They can only evolve further than what we have now.

Knowledge is power simply because the information is accessible, but sometimes not used well due to a lack of knowledge. Knowledge, at the end of it all, relies on the use of information. That’s now on us to correctly disseminate and make good information good power.