THE LOSS OF AN INNOVATOR.

It is always sad when anyone dies before their three score years and ten, and the brains behind current electronic wizardry, Steve Jobs, is no exception. Although, an Einstein he wasn't. He only made activities, already in practice, a little easier.

In reading this blog, it is obvious that the author has use of a simple, mainstream domestic computer. Jobs was, I'm sure, the man that introduced such tools to the world; now very much a part of everyday life. However, being lauded to the heavens, is not exactly the way we should see these contraptions. Yes, we can keep in touch, almost instantaneously; we don't have to await the hand mail; paying bills is so much easier; information is all there regarding maps and biographical data, plus much more. Nevertheless, we tend to ignore the appalling downside created by this monster. Here are just a few aspects: Decisions in banking and business, in many cases, made on the hoof without adequate forethought; children being iPad/Podded and smart phoned into a world of make-believe and pathetic vocabulary; we can then add the senior citizen, who in many cases, seems only to use the PC as a toy; and finally, the predator. The fact is, that too many are used for the sheer novelty value only.


IS THIS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THE WESTERN WORLD IS BANKRUPT?