6/6/11

we are totally dependent on incessant connectivity?



Before Thursday night, my computer had not been shut down for over two weeks. I think it appreciated the last 70-or-so hours in hibernation. I know I appreciated being disconnected from it, though I did spoil anything resembling a technology fast by pulling my iPhone out of my pocket every five minutes.

Yes, I have a problem. But a lot of Americans, especially from my generation, do. We’re not so much addicted to technology as we are totally dependent on incessant connectivity.

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