records & tapes replaced with CDs ,video tapes replaced with DVDs then all of these replaced with bubble memory and downloads .
The cultural loss of record stores ,book stores and even magazine racks is just being measured now with the jobs lost and the feelings of loneliness at a coffee place where no one speaks .Cigarettes were poisonous garbage but more social than their replacements , I don't miss smoking but sure miss the chance of talking to a stranger somewhere when waiting for something .
We have all failed our society and civilization by being "with it " and modern in a world now run by machines that are beginning to repair and replace themselves while putting humans out of work in jobs that may not have been wonderful but were still jobs .
I read somewhere that it was very frowned upon to read printed words silently when the printing presses started churning out books . We may be becoming silent and lonely ,will DU be replaced with implants ? probably and we won't read ,write or verbalize just
crunch zeros and ones .On the other hand at our place we have subscribed to a few magazines and gotten several library cards recently so maybe a back lash could be started away from computerized social media etc... and back to face to face communication with bad smells ,icky visual cues , body language and a sense of belonging with all it's hard work to maintain a balance .
Naw !
but I hope so anyway .
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