Tech-crazy
It has come to my attention that cell phones or any other personal electronic devices have officially taken over our lives. I would valiantly argue this hypothesis/theory if I didn’t experience it for myself. As usual, I stand, freezing off my unmentionables, with what seems like 15 new strangers every day at a Chicago bus stop. I wait for a filthy, disease-filled, six ton CTA bus to unsatisfyingly deliver me to my place of employment.The last thing someone wants to do is start a conversation with the other half-asleep, miserable commuter next to them. So whats their weapon of choice? Well, 13 out of the 15 people whip out the old cell phone in hopes that the agony filled 5 minutes will feel more like, well, five minutes.
I wonder what would happen if those phones were yanked clean out of each of their hands? The earth would stop revolving, volcanoes would erupt in unison - perhaps Perez Hilton would go back in the closet, take with him his horrible entertainment blog, and never come out again.
Wishful thinking or not, the bottom line is people don’t want technology, they need it. Scary thought? I’d say so.
