Technology Addicts All
Sharon August 31st, 2007
I really liked Dale’s essay a great deal. I admit, I’ve had exactly the same thought about the bees and cell phones – I think it is a compelling example of just how addicted to our comforts we are, because I think Dale is right that few of us would have voluntarily given up our cell phones simply to keep our food supply coming. Our “have to” is too close and “food” is simply too abstract in this society.
That may be the single reason that we most need to begin growing food. Not because we might starve (although that seems a serious and compelling rationale to me), but because unless we reconnect our brains and bodies with natural cycles like the food cycle, we’ll never be able to recognize our collective technological death drive for what it is. And yes, I know that writing this on the computer is a great irony – and one I have to start dealing with. Here’s my essay on that:
The Revolution Will Not Be Blogged, Either
Ned Ludd kinda had a point, no?
Sharon