I saw a meme the other day that made me think for a few minutes. On
multiple days!
It was a picture of a guy standing behind the table that was covered
up with media items that have been so popular in my life time. He was
holding a boom box while standing in front of console TV. He was
surrounded with stacks of VHS tapes, CDs, and DVDs. There were stacks
of paper in multiple sizes with writing and pictures on them. There
was a professional looking camera with a telephoto lens on the table.
There was a Walkman with the old headphones on the table. As well as
magazines and newspapers and books galore. A guitar, drums, and a
portable keyboard. All of that and lots of other things on the table.
It was amazing!
The caption of the meme was "we now carry all of this in our pockets".
One of the things I didn't mention above was the telephone that was on
the table. Our mobile devices have become so lambasted by people
talking about addiction and negative effects lots of time with family
and depression and anxiety and all of the other negatives about the
things our device bring that sometimes we don't stop and think about
the positives. To be able to look up something about somebody I've
never known that starred in an obscure movie filmed where I grew up is
amazing! To be able to carry a library of books and periodicals and
to be able to access the news from multiple sources at the flick of my
thumb is astounding to me still.
I love how technology is going. I wonder about where we're headed
with augmented reality and all the dangers that will bring.
I really like the meme!
Check it out at https://twitter.com/whollydavid/status/1582885292213534720?s=20&t=9cPdLFfkkAgBGrjtNT5P4ghhttps://twitter.com/whollydavid/status/1582885292213534720?s=20&t=9cPdLFfkkAgBGrjtNT5P4gttps://twitter.com/whollydavid/status/1582885292213534720?s=20&t=9cPdLFfkkAgBGrjtNT5P4ghttps://twitter.com/whollydavid/status/1582885292213534720/photo/1
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