Link: Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and the Terrifying Truth About New Technology
In movies, on television, and in books, robots are stalking the land, scanning for human victims. The technology we depend on is going awry. Our civilization is going up in flames.
As we consider the umpteenth round of cutting-edge cellphone upgrades, we feel a creeping unease settle over our shoulders. Dread drips from every new device that dances into our lives: newer, shinier, faster. This time in white.
At some point, you probably stopped to wonder where all the pay phones had gone. You’ve been heard to say, “May I speak to a human, please?” Perhaps you’ve even contemplated the deeper questions, like just what in the hell does Twitter do?
We think we’re afraid of the technology. But we’re really afraid of getting old.
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