Monday, January 25, 2010

Technology

Technology traps us just as much as it protects us. To the extent that it makes our lives more comfortable, it makes them more dangerous.

Cars = car crashes
Credit cards = identity theft
Cyberspace = cyber bullying

And so on.

2 comments:

  1. But doesn't walking also mean falling, and cash mean pickpockets, and playgrounds mean physical bullying. Just a counter to your obviously luddite thoughts.

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  2. Well done, if a self-affirming intellectual gut punch was the objective!

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