What Would You Do If You Lived in 90's?
The more we look at our life the more we find out how much we depend on a computer device, starting from the pump at the gas station, to the card slider at the grocery store, the ATM at the bank, the smart phone in your hand, computers at home, in the office, I've also seen them in kitchens on the refrigerators, even cars these days are all operated by computer modules - when was the last time you looked under that hood.
In the last month, we lost power couple times here in Fenton and I personally felt crippled without power, and the thought that there might not be at least a source to charge my iPhone, just in case my battery runs out of juice gave me some sort of anxiety I never experienced before.
Suddenly thoughts came back to my mind recalling the days I spent doing my homework on a candle light, days when I could only use a pencil and a piece of paper to do my calculus, how many recall the days when we left the house without a cellphone, and that wasn't long time ago...
A lot of people debate whether technology makes our life better or not!
I hear often life is short, I can argue with that when I compare our life span to a dog or a cat or think of a bee life, it makes you realize life is too long, however the time we live in and the technology we have surely makes it super fast and days seem to fly by.
Mary Miettinen
9:44 am on Saturday, April 28, 2012
Good writing and definitely food for thought! Now, it is easier to avoid social interactions that are so pleasant, a greeting, a smile, someone tells you a joke, a chance meeting...we isolate and insulate ourselves from each other by texting, typing and swiping cards. My early cars had no computers and still ran, if your car computer goes...the car will not run. In school we wrote research papers with materials from the library, did math without calculators and the value of that is...you know how. When electronic helpers became the norm...people stopped learning how to do it themselves. It's really important to first learn how to do a task independently of devices so you don't need them. When you think of the accomplishments of generations of people gone by, it's easy to see why they were so happy. I think it is very wise to electronically diet whenever possible to keep fit and strong. Thank you for such a thought provoking post. Mary
stephanie pytlowanyj
12:00 am on Sunday, April 29, 2012
Technology has taken a tole on the family. How many family members are texting while eating a family meal? How many kids can do a basic math problem without using a calculator. In a way technology is dumbing our kids down and interfering with family life.
Robert Marr
9:52 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012
I remember doing calculus and physics using a slide rule:-) You had to know how to calculate the long way or the slide rule wouldn't do you any good. However, having bought my first computer in 1980, or so, I have morphed into a total technology junkie. PCs, laptops, smart phones and tablets. I've got 'em all and I'm completely addicted. Can't wait till the next do-dad comes out:-)
Steve H
1:39 pm on Monday, April 30, 2012
I would just rock my Bad Boys Back 2 Back t-shirt and make some killer mix tapes!