A few words about the purpose of this blog

            We are entering the beginning of the next great epoch of human society, and our current social constructs are raging against these changes. Modern government, economics, and lifestyles cannot function under the strain of the Internet’s ability to engender radical change. More importantly, this new system of communication, commerce, and information sharing has created a great rift in our society unlike any ever seen before. Demographically speaking, it is the separation of the young and the old—the Internet and technology savvy against the old-fashioned, computer-illiterate. Unfortunately, it is the latter group, not the former, that still holds on to the official power—the government, the capital, and tradition—while the youth are, simply put, waiting for their grandparents to finally die so they may take over.

My goal for this blog is manifold. On the one hand, I hope to prognosticate for everyone involved in this future a rough idea of where we are headed and to stir up intellectual debate. In order to do so, it will be beneficial to break this enormous subject up into three categories: government, economics, and lifestyle. From these three categories, many subsets branch off, which I will attempt to discuss fully in my posts with discussion topics ranging from legalization of marijuana to absolution of the capitalist system as we now know it. I don't pretend to have all the answers, but I do claim to have a great many complaints and questions. I'm open and indeed anxious to hearing your comments.

On the other hand, I think about more than merely these huge socio-economic issues day in day out. That is where "The Idiosyncratic Notion" comes from. Idiosyncratic has a few meanings; foremost, it suggests anything particular to the individual. More in the vernacular, however, it can also suggest the day to day. A notion, as we all know, is an idea, but not necessarily a piece of knowledge. It is something one suspects, perhaps vehemently, but does not claim to absolutely know. So this blog is a place for me to share my idiosyncratic notions; my ideas, particular to myself, on a day to day basis. As such, I intend to talk about some of the other elements of life that interest me. Expect a great deal of book reviews, movie reviews, casual discussions of art and the media, etc. Basically, anything goes, but that doesn't mean I lack an agenda.

Thanks for bearing with me as I get the ball rolling here. I have a selection of pieces in varying stages of completion that you can look forward to in the near future. Cheers!