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To: rarestia

You are free to do things as you like, but you sound like an old farmer saying he’ll stick with the mules because he can grow his own fuel. Nothing wrong with the statement, it is actually true but you miss out in ways you probably can’t concieve.


28 posted on 03/04/2011 9:09:00 AM PST by dangerdoc (see post #6)
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To: dangerdoc

I’m 31, so I fit neatly into their demographic. However, I work in the IT industry and see what’s going on with IT security, new devices, etc. I stick with what I know works and is secure. I do adopt new technologies as they come along, but I’m not an early adopter and don’t play into the marketing hype.

I’m also old-fashioned in many ways. I prefer to spend my free time reading, doing carpentry and home improvement projects, and spending time at the range. I sit at my computer for 8 hours a day and have to be on-call during the weekends. Every moment I can be disconnected is a moment of freedom for me. I refuse to be digitally tethered to the world. There’s so much more out there that you appreciate when you’re not bombarded by the always-on nature of the world.

Think of it more like a blind man. He may not be able to see, but what he hears is infinitely more important to him and much clearer to him than what the “sighted” take for granted.


29 posted on 03/04/2011 9:32:44 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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