Creativity Today

There are many inducers such as drugs, isolation, and religion that can put a person in an altered state. Today, the most common inducer seems to be due to the fact that we live in an information age with access to many types of technology. The main one of course is the internet, the information highway. Through it we have access to things such as learning about cultures and their customs all over the world and we don't have to physically travel to anywhere but the nearest computer with access to the world wide web. The internet in a way could be refered as a drug addiction, since you can go almost anywhere and do many things through it. You can listen and download music, shop for clothes and groceries, and even go to work or school. So you may not be at a store, concert, or classroom, but can imagine you are.
If it wasn't for people that were inspired through different altered states that helped inpire them to use their creative abilities we would not have such an easy access to an overload of information. The big problem though is that some people spend hours on end in the information highway, so what would they do without access? With the advancement of technology comes more repitition of different things. We become easily influenced to buy this or that due to things such as adversements that use pop art. The constant exposure to different colors, sounds, and patterns can put some viewers in a sort of trance. We still have imagination and creativity, but in more and more advanced forms. Creativity has gone a long way from the simple cave drawings to digital animation and much more. Through the use of internet, and other technologies, we have a wider range of options that can be done in shorter periods of time. One example mentioned in the chapter is Andy Warhol who claimed to be able to produce 4,000 works in 24 hours compared to Picasso who produced that amount in his lifetime.