"And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost." - Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
With many new advances in technology, something significant is lost. Things are forgotten in our rush to progress. We traded quality food with family and friends for quick, nukable dishes in front of the entrainment on screens. We traded our feeling of untethered adventure and independence to be tied to smart phones with cool apps. We traded signatures with personality for block lettered print so we could type instead of writing.
I think we ought to spend more time evaluating what is lost with our advances. Consider what value we risk forgetting in our glee for advancement in some aspect. Work to preserve things that matter. I suspect it's up to us in tech to lead in this, as we're often the ones delivering the new ways of doing things.
I'm always glad to see fellow fountain pen user @freemo here, and others who refuse some technology like always-on listening devices. We need more of this. I still have a few working rotary phones and mow my lawn when a non motorized push reel mower, haven't had home internet for a couple of years, just using mobile device hotspots. I'm not against technology, just against lack of discernment with its adoption...I also lead a software dev team and am a fan of my robot vacuum and motorized window shades.
