17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Now that's progress, don't you think?
Yes, I do! Because these activities don't just happen by themselves, they take the place of other activities which were formerly done in their place. The trivial example of sending letters has been replaced by email.
E-mail is cool. E-mail is lovely. I use it enthusiatically. It is not the same thing as sitting down with a fountain pen and and some fine stationary. I feel sorry for your significant other if your loveletters go by e-mail. Yes, let's get people away from reading books. Hey, there's computer games to play, burn that library down, will you? Quantity of life is not the same as quality of life.