Lots of folks still live without it, and somehow manage to get by.
Michael Chabon vs Trekkies
- Thread starter F. King Daniel
- Start date
Lots of folks still live without it, and somehow manage to get by.
1) it doesn’t have to be mandatory.
2) if it springs up from an organization like the Federation, it doesn’t have to be effectively mandatory either.
3) not all tech stories need to be retellings of Frankenstein....or the Borg. There’s a sensationalism to these things like the best way to live is in an arcane Luddite fantasyworld....and our contemporary will be someone’s arcane eventually.
I think the bigger threat is a Gattaca or In Time or Elysium-like situation...where the haves get insane benefits from tech and the have-nots get to mongrel by and die before their time.
2) if it springs up from an organization like the Federation, it doesn’t have to be effectively mandatory either.
3) not all tech stories need to be retellings of Frankenstein....or the Borg. There’s a sensationalism to these things like the best way to live is in an arcane Luddite fantasyworld....and our contemporary will be someone’s arcane eventually.
I think the bigger threat is a Gattaca or In Time or Elysium-like situation...where the haves get insane benefits from tech and the have-nots get to mongrel by and die before their time.
Last edited:
But for how long?
My dad has never had internet (not even sure if he has ever used it), yet somehow manages to get by.
*Sigh* Yes, for now. But for how long you think our society will remain in a state where one can do that? Because I don't think that for long, unless one wants to be some sort of a hermit without job or bank account.My dad has never had internet (not even sure if he has ever used it), yet somehow manages to get by.
I work for a large regional health insurance company..
Probably a solid 20% of our members do not have internet access by choice and get all plan documents and correspondence by hard copy, mailed, and only have basic flip cell phones. Some do not have cell phones at all.
So it's easily doable, but it's not necessarily easy on the day to day
Similar experience here. Often times I am working with them to access resources using basic flip phones. They do not usually see a need for the Internet any way.
What? These things are not equivalent at all, or even ironic. The language we use in fiction exists within the secondary world we create; the language we use in public discourse is entirely separate. A writer making a character swear doesn't mean that you should go up to said writer and swear at them in the grocery store.
Is he, though? The only thing he seems to suggest (that I've seen) is that there is a different reason for wearing sunglasses than to protect her eyes. People are assuming this means she isn't Vulcan, but it seems perfectly in keeping with his initial comment to say that she's using a tried intimidation tactic on Jurati.
That’s a very generous interpretation.
Probably true, in not that much time. It is not possible to apply for a position with my company without using the internet. There's no procedure. I think we've actually told people to leave, go to the local library, and apply from there.
Interesting. The company I use to work for was required by law to keep paper applications after a lawsuit over discrimination for people who couldn't use the Internet for whatever reason. Or, so it was explained to me.
To many people in this thread are eager to force technology on people and that’s a little scary.
Maybe, but there's one thing a Saiyan always keeps...Resistance...
...is futile.
From my experience, that started in earnest right after the financial crisis a decade ago. I watched it in real time as more and more of the jobs I applied to required a computerized application.
Altered Carbon very effectively joins that list. And unlike those you mentioned, it offers a look at the potential drawbacks for the haves and what such insane benefits do to the human psyche.
Not eager, merely realistic about how these sort of things tend to go.
Smartphone works as an analog to most devices. Earbuds are going to become more difficult to handle if they get much smaller.
Regarding the Human Collection thing. Look at how powerful privacy demands are becoming, especially in Europe. In Germany Google Earth as been essentially stopped at collecting more street photos. Hardly anyone wants the world inside their brain.
I was recently looking for work and every single job I applied for required an online application. Even the job I did get by personally going to a hiring event required that I sit down at a computer and fill out their online application.
Similar threads
