When did having the ability to access information at a notice moment become such a dependent way of life. Having lost my Internet access for a few days I find myself confronted with the notion that I am lost without the Internet. Just how did I get to this point?
I remember a time not far away when Internet was nothing more then 10 people on bulletin boards posting about there 14.4k modems. How did people function with not being able to pull up a map on their cell phone or find the cheapest gas? Can I find a way to go back to a point where I don't need the allure of information at your fingertips?
I'm sitting in a coffee shop at the moment happy that I found a free wi-fi hot spot, like a addict I'm feeling the initial relief as I am getting my "hook up" so to speak, drinking a cup of overpriced bland coffee. While I could think for a moment this is something that effects me I see a number of my friends who who at one point of another been in the same position. We all asked ourselves the same thing "what am I going to do?"
Did we sell our "souls" for a easier way of life. People have said that technology allowed us to accomplish what we needed to do in a short amount of time. It feels as tho its made us forget how to do anything otherwise. Even as I type I am also checking bank statements, checking my e-mail for the latest "lose X pounds in X time" spam and updating my online social network with my current predicament.
This should be something I should really think about but as I finish my coffee the thoughts of streaming last nights episode of Heroes shrouds it.
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