Comments on: Nightmare Part II https://theholtsite.com/blog/143/ Ben, Jill, and Alice Holt Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:43:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ben https://theholtsite.com/blog/143/#comment-1246 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:43:33 +0000 http://theholtsite.com/blog.php/?p=143#comment-1246 Heh, I really like computers, crashes and all. But it’s true – every technology we have is a double-sided coin. Even an invention like the radio. It allowed people to listen to news or shows in their living rooms, which was an amazing concept. However, the tradeoff is that people didn’t gather in their town square as much; instead of reading much of their news, they began to be content listening to it. It separated people, in a way.

Every technology has tremendous advantages, but we seem to disregard the disadvantages – except for people like the Amish, who choose not to use them. It does have a certain appeal, but most of us wouldn’t like it for long. I don’t think we realize how utterly dependent we are on technologies. No one wants to eat warm meat with maggots in it, we like our refridgerators.

]]> By: Renee Beauregard https://theholtsite.com/blog/143/#comment-1245 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:38:02 +0000 http://theholtsite.com/blog.php/?p=143#comment-1245 I’m thinking you should invest in a paper and pen. I hate computers. Why do we use them? We use them because everyone else does, even though everyone else probably hates them, too.
So here’s what I propose. We get rid of all the computers. And we get rid of all the cars, televisions, and cd players. And while we’re at it, electricity in general. We’ll live like the Amish. Eh? It’s brilliant, right? We’ll live on farms and own livestock… We’ll drive around in a horse-drawn carriage… It’ll be good. Take my word for it.

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