When you invent the ship, you also invent the shipwreck; when you invent the plane, you also invent the plane crash; and when you invent electricity, you invent electrocution...Every technology carries its own negativity, which is invented at the same time as technical progress. - French philosopher Paul Virilio.
I recently upgraded to IOS Sonoma on my computer. The login was dropped to the bottom and made ultra-small. This was all so that you can enjoy the photos on your opening screen. Who does that? If you log on, you get down to business; you don’t sit and admire the computer-generated photo that Apple provides.
To me, it is a small annoyance, but due to its small size (no, you can not adjust it), if you are sight impaired, I can not imagine how you log in.
I am not a Luddite defined by the misunderstood meaning that you can’t keep pace with technology. I can, and I do. A Luddite is someone concerned about the interplay of technology and the labor markets. In that sense, I am a Luddite.
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