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The etymology of Cyberian Muse

By Cyberian Muse on Friday, July 02, 2010 at 3:21 AM.

The idea for this online identity came about after reading Douglass Ruskoff's Cyberia: Life in the Trenches of Hyperspace last year. I like the idea of Cyberia as a place which one can inhabit. I spend the majority of my waking hours on the Internet, but you can't really exist in the Internet, and you merely swing through the Web. Cyberia is more of a mental place where Internet denizens like myself can say we "are."  

Example: "Yo, where were you for the past 10 hours? I texted you like 5 times!" "Sorry man, I was in Cyberia with my headphones on." 

So who am I in this Internet place?  

Muse: 

The Muses in Greek Mythology, poetry, and literature are the goddesses or spirits who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths. (via Wikipedia) 

All I really want to do is inspire people. I usually don't have the attention span to see projects through, and I'd rather share my ideas instead of hoarding them while they go to waste. Too bad there's not a place in today's economy for full-time muses. It's a good hobby to have I guess.