In our NewWorld Order of technology over common sense, we are not only slaves to our
machines, we are hostages to their manufacturers and providers.
Our emotional stability and peace of mind is bound and
gagged, and our bank accounts are being robbed at the same time. Shame on you,
Microsoft, Apple, and so many more.
The scene mirrors a common crime – an unwitting victim may
have taken a slight risk in walking alone through a darkened parking lot after
the bar closed – but that does not give anyone the right to kidnap and pillage
a hardworking citizen.
A little dramatic? Perhaps. But I’m a writer (hence the drama), editor,
and a Boomer on a TIGHT budget,
and don’t appreciate my computer (and my dollars) being held hostage by a rich
conglomerate.
How? With the (practically) minute-by-minute upgraded devices
we are FORCED to purchase. It may seem I am arguing for the stagnation of
technology, but I am actually advocating freedom.
Freedom to choose between “keeping up with the Joneses” and
simply content with the equipment we have at the moment, which works just fine
for our purposes.
Be honest now – do you USE all of the features on your current
computer?? I’ll bet not – so what is the attraction for you to upgrade?
