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Robots Without a Cause
WG55 writes "Have you noticed that more and more technology is more ingenious than useful? Stuart Jeffries of The Guardian writes in his article Robots without a cause that much technology produced today will change our lives little, if at all. He writes, 'Our response to being bored and rich is not to discard our possessions and live more simply, but to buy more stuff to reduce the space in which we might contemplate our shame.'"
does anyone ever ask you about Jerry Cornelius, the Michael Moorcock fictional hero ? Every time I see your name I flash back to those books, the Cornelius Quartet.
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?
Come on, you and the author of this article are completely hypocritical, end of story. You can't be sitting at a computer, writing a slashdot post or an article for a website about how you've discarded all your "useless" gadgetry. You've drawn an imaginary line between the technology you use and the technology you don't- citing the stuff you don't use as useless, and degrading/pitying anyone who does find it fun or useful.
If you really want to get rid of your Earthy distractions and focus on the importance of self-exploration, quit your job and become a monk- go all the way. Live off of nature, give away all of your possesions, and throw yourself at the mercy of fate. Until you do that, or level the downtown of your favorite city, you are nowhere near living the "Tyler" lifestyle that you imagine yourself living.
Or, go back to looking at naked geeks on the Internet and leave those of us who are comfortable with our lives alone!
PS: People who say "I can't live without X" don't really mean it...
Nothing to see here.
I think that's 'women'.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain
I plan on starting a harem myself... do you have any tips?
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