I am wearing a watch on my wrist that shows me time, temp (high and low temps), wind speed, how many steps I’ve taken, sunrise & sunset, Doppler radar, forecast, stock prices, calendar, photos, and many, many more capabilities. This watch is a marvel of technology and progress – I have more information than I could ever need, and I get a sense of fulfillment that I have all this information at my disposal with no waiting. In fact I start to “hate” when I don’t have the watch on, because I get frustrated I can’t see my dual-polarization radar in 2 seconds. More progress and capability has made me a more impatient and pampered person, one who misses having what I want, when I want it.
We all want what we want, right. I want my comfort, my son to be the champ, my daughter to be the student council President, my ideas about guns, my God, my President, my ideas on what the Boys Scouts should do…my, my, my…
And if you don’t see things that way, it’s ok for me to HATE you, and for you to FEEL that hate.
And transmitting that hate is so much easier now, isn’t it? Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, 455 Channels on TV – all accessible, all the time and ALL available now on my wrist…
Not sure all that this progress has really done is make it easier to transmit hate, faster and farther…
