Originally Posted by
Dave Cutter
[Blah, blah, blah about the joy of tech toys]Being retired... I can assure you I earn nothing via technological progress. Do I save some money? likely not. Is my live richer, fuller, smarter, and more connected to the other humans that I love.... YES. Yes it is.
Who said anything about saving money? Ya mean bike commuting life is richer, smarter, and more connected to loved ones when the commuters track data about their bike commute route? Sounds more like a treatment for OCD symptoms.
Originally Posted by
Dave Cutter
The thing is... technology involves doing things differently.... change. People naturally resist change. Did the original Luddites slow the progress of mills (and other factories)? Yes they did. And hungry, naked, children continued to be the norm for decades longer than they needed to. People today complain about "consumerism"... like warm clothing being too labor intensive to use for children's clothing was a good thing?!?!?
The ONLY way we really benefit from the new tech is to embrace it. Then learn to bend and mold the technology (and our own habits).
Retired? Sounds like now you work at being a techie flack for free.