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Re:So? (Score:5, Insightful)

by iocat (572367) on Sunday May 18, @09:40AM (#23452632)
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Some people *LIKE* being connected to electronic devices. If I don’t want to get emails, I guess I could turn off my Blackberry, but… I LIKE GETTING MY EMAIL RIGHT AWAY. I love my Blackberry. It rules.

I like computers. I like email. I like SMS. I like videogames. Hell, I like watching TELEVISION.

I don’t understand this “computers are evil” meme that rises up at slashdot — what the hell are you doing on this site, or working in tech, if you don’t like computers or electronic devices? Unless, you’re the kind of ‘phone it in’ asshats that make my working life less enjoyable — not saying you are, but what the fuck?

I’ve taken vacations and turned off my phone, left the game systems behind, and gone someplace with no TV. It was nice and peaceful, just kicking it and reading books. I love me some books — probably my favorite leisure activity.

But I’ve never been happier to come back from a vacation! Cell phones rule. Videogames rule. Email lets me interact with my wife about a million times more than I would if we didn’t have it. Social networks enable me to stay involved in the lives of friends who live thousands of miles away — and have them involved in my life too. Videogames let me interact with my son on levels I couldn’t otherwise. Computers rule. I don’t think my laptop has been more than 10 or 20 feet from me, other than if I’m out to eat, in months. Cell phones — don’t get me started! Do you remember trying to coordinating meeting up at a location before cell phones? It sucked! Cell phones are freaking sweet. My phone gives me directions, it tells me where traffic is, it enables email, people can call me on it. It has all my friends’ contact info. It connects to the Web. It has an MP4 of the moon landing I can watch when I’m bored. It has MP3s of my favorite songs I can listen to. It’s fucking rad!

Technology: It’s a good thing!!

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