Tuesday, November 05, 2024

The big idea: is convenience making our lives more difficult?

Everything is easier with modern technology – except fulfilling your true potential.

The convenience of modern life is nothing short of astounding. As I write this, my phone is wirelessly sending some of the greatest hits from the 1700s (Bach, if you must know) to my portable speaker. I could use that same device to, within moments, get a car to pick me up, have food delivered to my house, or start chatting with someone on a dating app. To human beings from even the recent past this technology would be, to quote Arthur C Clarke’s third law, indistinguishable from magic. READ MORE from The Guardian

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