It's that friend that we love, but they don't love us back.
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We've all been friends with technology for a while. These are our old, childhood friends; who we grew up with.
These guys - our true friends, they work for us when we need them to.
They know what programs we like to watch if they are a TV, and they know what temperature we like to heat our quick meals on when we can't be bothered to cook (this is an oven/microwave.)
Your old PlayStation knows that no matter how old you get, you are never to old for Crash Team Racing.
And even though you hate to admit it - your classic mobile knows your Mother is the one you call the most.
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But somewhere down the line humans decided that we needed something flashier, more advanced - something better than our neighbours.
So we created them.
Technology took a turn (in my opinion for the worse) and the 2000's saw the boom of technology like never before - for this technology was purely for the humans entertainment - they were wants and not needs.
Humans entered "Generation Me."
And our old technology got left behind.
We chucked our little TVs for flat screens, we took the sims out of our old, flip-top mobiles and placed it in a smart phone, we chucked out Nintendo games for PS3's, Xbox's and 3D game consoles. And said goodbye to your Ipod Shuffle and welcomed your new touch screen Ipod.
In fact everything we have now (even my family computer) has touch screen availability. This actually destroys me inside...I hate touch screens!
So, humans embraced this new wave of technology - and for the most part life was better (at least it seemed to be) than before.
Life was quicker, equipment had specialist modes, they didn't need to be warmed up before working, foil on top of the antennae, and buttons only needed to be pushed once for it to start working.
Then, things just decided to stop. Literally stop.
TV functions were so complicated that you needed a translator to figure it out, your games involved so many buttons you needed the arms of an octopus to play them, things began to freeze on you, and hitting it wasn't going to fix it this time.
We now need specialist help. If something doesn't work, we don't have a chance in Hell to try and fix it ourselves - it's just so complicated and advanced.
Companies employ hundreds of "technical support" whose sole job is to fix these "better" pieces of technology.
As much as the humans love this new technology - this technology doesn't seem to love us.
They don't care about your favourite game - they just want to make sure you're buying the next one.
They don't care if your favourite show is on - they want the Blue -Ray player that will fit nicely in the cabinet underneath.
And phones don't care about you calling your grandmother on a Sunday night - why not spend your money on finding out the weather, or the news instead? "And don't worry, I'll charge it straight to your account."
I'm taking a stand people - and by that I mean doing nothing.
Well, OK it's not nothing... I chose not to buy the latest gadgets when they come out - I'm happy with the phone I have and don't need to run out and get the new one.
I refuse to buy ANYTHING 3D - unless it's at the movie cinema's.
Even though my phone is a touch screen, my Ipod isn't - and I'm happy to keep it that way.
I guess my post comes down to this - yes technology doesn't work for us all the time - but without it we would be screwed (let's face it.)
But the technology I'm talking about today, is not the important stuff - not the things we NEED - like electricity for example, or equipment doctors use.
But when it comes to entertainment technology - instead of playing an app on your phone or Ipod, and instead of watching a 3D movie - why not play an old fashioned board game - and have some classic family fun.
You know you'd enjoy it. I definitely will.
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