I hope nobody takes this the wrong way, but there is something to be said for not having all the “stuff” that we have. Obviously I don’t wish for anybody to not have food in the shops. But I just think back to the life we had in the 60s and 70s. People were upwardly mobile, for sure, but we lived a lot more simply. Without the communications/computer revolution.
I hope nobody takes this the wrong way, but there is something to be said for not having all the “stuff” that we have. Obviously I don’t wish for anybody to not have food in the shops. But I just think back to the life we had in the 60s and 70s. People were upwardly mobile, for sure, but we lived a lot more simply. Without the communications/computer revolution.
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I get it! My husband and I think about decluttering and downsizing. Not to one of the tiny homes. But enough to force us to simplify our lives.
Our electronics have stripped us of so much. I panic if I leave the house without my cell phone. And all our social media stuff. Wow. They are such terrible robbers of our precious time, harmful to our brains ability to process info and remember more than a sound bite, harmful to our eyes, our necks. Robs us of face-to-face time with family and friends. etc.
But I do love Sudoku. Been playing it for years. Enough to get somewhat tired of it. So I downloaded a different app. Now it seems fresher and I’m solving puzzles programmed differently. *grin*.
I’ve thought, though, that maybe I should find something else to while away the time. Never mind that goals are changed and some opportunities are lost.
Argh...
I agree with you. Life was so much simpler before ’puters were brought into every area of our lives. Better in many ways.
I worry about the future of the digital world. It seems like something that just keeps creeping closer and closer to owning and controlling our very soul. One day we’ll probably be offered the opportunity to plug in and charge our brain overnight. :-(
That’s when I quit. Just want my coffee in the morning and my dear family to know each other without the “benefit” of email. I mean, who needs spell check anyhow? Or, Siri. What an intrusive “thing” that is. I think she needs to go back on her meds. She interrupts at the strangest times.
Same with our GPS. That gal cannot say the street names correctly in our locale. Geeee whizz. She argues. She teases. She laments. She thinks the only thing to do is to turn around.
So, we do what any self-respecting human would do. We turn her off. We keep her around though and let her out of her room when she’s behaving (read: we’re lost, really lost).
We used to carry maps. And talk to ppl to find our way. It was a gentler world. We weren’t so afraid of each other.
Ok... thanks for helping me rant a little bit.
Yes, I agree with you!