where do i start….

Daily writing promptWhat technology would you be better off without, why?View all responses

i am a luddite
i think most modern technology is just an experiment in the ridiculous.
i told y’all about the smart coffee cup i saw when my son made me take him to best buy?
it made me cry
(of course this time of year anything can make me cry)
i try to buy-nothing-new
i try to avoid appliances
i have a fucking flip phone
& a wood burning cookstove
i drive a stick shift car
i draw art by hand
if you ask me to name a technology i would keep
i would say music
i do love my bluetooth speaker
& being able to access
so. much. music.
however the rest of it can vanish for all i care
i am ready to go full amish
(if the amish weren’t such assholes & dressed more fashionably…& listened to punk rock loud & frequently)

oops–forgot the why:
because technology tends to make us lazy & stupid & creates health problems due to lack of effort & probably contributes to mental health issues due to making everything pointless.
& technology & that need to keep up contributes largely to our damaged environment from stripping the earth of resources to filling up landfills with toxins.
something like that.