We live today in the house that Steve built - and every room is labeled "I"*
Do you have an iPhone, an iPod, an iMac, an iPad — or any variant of these?
Oh yes, surely they are loved by many — but not by Fogy!
Fogy uses his smartphone, his tablet, and his computers to create content (meaningful or otherwise) meant to enlighten, embolden, and entertain.
To do that, flexibility and shareability must remain under my control — not hidden behind the firewalls of good husbandry.
Or so I tell myself, anyway.
I am, I confess, a little envious of how easily many of you manage the sleek, simple interfaces these devices offer — even as I smirk when asked to help configure gadgets I don't even use, just so the most basic tasks can be achieved.
But that's another story — a Fogy rant for another day.
Today, I’m thinking about the 'I' concept that Steve Jobs so famously built.
In a world once dreamt of as selfless and community-minded — did such a world ever really exist, or was it just a lovely myth? — the idea that a great man would create these IDemons feels, frankly, a little shocking.
As if an Apple with a bite taken out of it weren't enough of a nod to the original sin, here we are, bombarded with yet more proof of the selfish gene — perhaps a direct descendant of the lazy gene.
Yes, I'm throwing all you Apple degenerates (can I still say that?) into your own IFantasy worlds.
Seriously, folks: these are fantastic devices — and hard to beat at any level.
But doesn't it just nag a little, remembering how much more individualistic we've become?
And how easily that individualism is fed, dressed up, and perpetuated?
Just some Fogy food for thought — this fine, lazy Sunday.
Footnote:
Maybe the next big thing will be a "U'Phone." or a "WePhone"
But don't hold your breath.
Let's agree to disagree. The 'MePhone' would sound awful, so let's not stammer about the Me-me-me Phone, or even rant about the mi-mi-mi Phone.
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