Originally Posted by
Standalone
And when it has gone past me I will turn to see fear's path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
It's a dang bicycle, not the Gom Jabbar
Actually it is the real world, not a Dune novel and it sounds like when you turn to see fear's path you see a cell phone!
A cell phone is just a tool. You don't have to carry a pump, you don't have to carry a phone. You will find either one useful from time to time and you will find the phone useful far more often than the pump. There is no fear involved, just convenience and utility. The cell phone is not a regression to the Dark Ages, it is the antithesis of the Dark Ages in every respect. There is no point to launching a Butlerian Jihad against cell phones. In the end the Jihad was a failure anyway.
Ken