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We know what’s going on everywhere now. Thanks to the web our iPhones even to a lesser extent TV. Has it always been like this? Wars plagues hope love. If they had the tech would folks have seen the same human dramas in 600 BCE 1200 CE today this afternoon this evening this moment.
This is new. This knowing. About 500 years for the species. The ability to see everything began in the west at least with the printing press. Then telegraphs radio movies TV the web and who knows what’s next. We’re still adjusting to walking upright. Still adjusting to consciousness. As for adjusting to organized society were still behind the ants’ termites and bees.
We don’t need much.
All I really want to do is to be generally sane and reasonable. Well, that, and sitting in the park reading really bad science fiction, da best kind and not being shot at. That’s all.
I really don’t want a lot. …well iced tea in summer.
Exactly! Our basic needs are really simple and not all that expensive to fulfill. Sure, it'd be nice to have a mansion or a palace, but do you know what the upkeep is on one of those? Forget about mortgage, taxes and maintenance, or even just heating the place - the dusting alone has got to be a huge pain in the ass.
ReplyDeleteI crave beauty, such as that of nature, preferably with (mostly) pleasant weather, and also peace and quiet. The latter is especially hard to come by in this mechanical age. A fanatical crusade of organized destruction of any and all leaf blowers must be a part of any viable return to civilized values. Also, with a few carefully selected exceptions, robots must go.
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Like in that 50's comic book "Kill All Robots!". Then dig'em up a week later and kill'em again to make sure.
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