Yes, a Luddite. I was born and raised in the analog world... clocks, mechanical things that could be fixed easily, factories that used good solid engineering to create things of lasting utility, phones that hung on walls or sat passively on a table, and people who knew exactly where they stood in society, with fewer illusions of importance and meaning of their lives... We knew who we were, and what it would take to get ahead in the world...and we created a stunning society of basic technology that the world wanted.
We've given up so much to carry around our own surveillance device in our pockets so we can play silly games on them, send insipid texts and emojis, and look up useless "information." It's no accident that "fidget spinners" came about in this century, they are emblematic of our lives today. Mindless activity that achieves nothing. I dread to think about what people will start doing once all the jobs are taken by AI. The human mind is not meant to be idle, and when it IS idle, it seeks idols to worship... movie stars, "musicians," celebrities who are famous for being famous.
I would trade modern living for one year of living in the world I grew up in.
Extremely well said fren. I couldn't agree more. I would trade modern living in a heart beat for that same world i grew up in too.
factories that used good solid engineering to create things of lasting utility
I always use can openers as an example of this. My mom still has the can opener she bought when she first moved out of her parents house. I on the other hand am on my 4th.
I'd even take early internet days where you had to "go online" rather than today's perpetually online.
It's no accident that "fidget spinners" came about in this century, they are emblematic of our lives today. Mindless activity that achieves nothing.
Dang that is brutally and depressingly accurate. Never thought about it like that.
Agreed,YET without the anon boards, and the tech that left a trail from the bad guys and our ability to crowd source and meme and aggregate info and inform and act, yea, the good old analog days were bliss because if ignorance. As we know now all the unspeakable things were controlled much easier. I understand the sentiment, yet If we Pray and act on what is requited together amazing things can happen.
Yes, a Luddite. I was born and raised in the analog world... clocks, mechanical things that could be fixed easily, factories that used good solid engineering to create things of lasting utility, phones that hung on walls or sat passively on a table, and people who knew exactly where they stood in society, with fewer illusions of importance and meaning of their lives... We knew who we were, and what it would take to get ahead in the world...and we created a stunning society of basic technology that the world wanted.
We've given up so much to carry around our own surveillance device in our pockets so we can play silly games on them, send insipid texts and emojis, and look up useless "information." It's no accident that "fidget spinners" came about in this century, they are emblematic of our lives today. Mindless activity that achieves nothing. I dread to think about what people will start doing once all the jobs are taken by AI. The human mind is not meant to be idle, and when it IS idle, it seeks idols to worship... movie stars, "musicians," celebrities who are famous for being famous.
I would trade modern living for one year of living in the world I grew up in.
Extremely well said fren. I couldn't agree more. I would trade modern living in a heart beat for that same world i grew up in too.
I'd even take early internet days where you had to "go online" rather than today's perpetually online.
Thank you, you are too kind.
Agreed,YET without the anon boards, and the tech that left a trail from the bad guys and our ability to crowd source and meme and aggregate info and inform and act, yea, the good old analog days were bliss because if ignorance. As we know now all the unspeakable things were controlled much easier. I understand the sentiment, yet If we Pray and act on what is requited together amazing things can happen.
I concede the point to you.