Mar. 17, 2005
I am a slave to my technology. “…why isn’t this page loading, and why is my connection so slow…” 10 years ago, no one knew what that meant. I think to when I was standing in my tropical paradise with sandals in hand and only a pair of shorts on, and how happy the feeling was of being naked… not so much in the literal sense, but without all the gadgets that have me so trapped. Wasn’t it great getting a letting in the mail, or meeting to actually talk, or sitting outside on a nice sunny afternoon reading the paper…
We are so caught up with technology that it can’t help but rule our lives. I am blind and irritated if my internet connection goes offline for even 5 minutes…. let alone the anger that arises when a 4 meg download takes longer than 30 seconds… Try explaining to people what a Meg was back then…. i would have said Ryan. These things trap us with the convenience and yes, they are convenient, but I feel like we are moving to a society where the basics are no longer needed. We’ve headed straight for the gradate school of day to day living. Try to explain to me why I just drove 5 kilometers back home just to get my cell phone?
Yes… it is inevitable that with the invent of technology, we start to lose a few things. And we trade the hard for the simple. And walking is the pleasure sport… but knowing is better than not knowing. Seeing is always better than the digital word of mouth. And the taste of the world’s delights are much more fragrant in person than in a web browser…
Here is me, the slave, and I cant help but to follow. All I can do is hope that my connection does n……………………………