Technology

Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 by Philly

HI Folks

Been reading some Douglas Adams stuff today (you know, the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy bloke). He came up with a set of rules that describes our reaction to technologies. Read on......

1: Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.

2: Anything that's invented between when you're fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.

3: Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things.


I think he's got it just about perfect :)

Philly

2 Responses to "Technology":

Anonymous says:

So true, perfect (and embarassingly familiar) !!!

Cheers, Paul

Ethan says:

The older I get, the more I think Douglas has it right, as well.