Technology

 November 20, 2021

Technology is a double-edged sword. I recently finished a boot written in 2000 in which he opined that eBay would be not merely a commercial enterprise, but a means of bringing people together, and that social media would demolish barriers and foster community. 

Although that has happened, the anonymity of online technology has also brought out the worst in us. Fortunately, Linda and I have been blessed with the good side of it. After an evening with family and good friends, we had an hour long Facetime call with our eldest granddaughter who is living and working in NYC. Work, family, the adventure of living in the city—it all was so much more because we could see her as we talked. 

We had called yesterday, but she had just received her covid booster shot and was sick—fever, weariness; she looked terrible, so seeing her tonight smiling and looking healthy put our minds at ease and a smile on our faces. Whatever ills technology has brought us, tonight this blessing overshadowed it all.