We've just had a day celebrating and promoting innovation at my place of work. Nicely done, and well meant, but I remain a bit of a sceptic on this front. For example, the assumption that the genuinely astonishing world of IT has made life better seems highly doubtful to me. Things have changed certainly, but that isn't quite the same thing as getting better. When I point this out to younger colleagues they are genuinely puzzled, but then many have never experienced the lost paradise of a world without handphones.
But just to put a positive spin on these grumpy reflections I am prepared to accept that some features of modern life have added to its quality. Fridge magnets and post-it notes spring to mind.
Oh, and anything that has served to genuinely benefit the ill, the handicapped and the poor. Let's sell all our various electronic communicating devices and invest in something that would secure clean water for everyone, shall we?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment