Brown Motion

While Silicon Valley implodes with their gadget mania its believers will consume all that we produce.  So it is with some friends and neighbors who as smart as they are do fall prey to the lure of the tech. One of them, a mom, has decided that she will wear a Fitbit on one wrist and an Apple Smartwatch on  the other.  When asked why - she said the Fitbit tracks her movements better.  'Fitbit' to the uninformed is a physical motion sensor based wrist band/strap that will convert your steps into a digital readout. Now most smart phones already have this feature built into them (at no added cost) but that is not relevant since she believes that this gadget is the best representation of her limbic activity. Also the Apple contraption literally and figuratively is competing for the same activity based messaging with its own branded interface. So for someone like me who is happy to simply get a chance to walk and is least interested in tech for the sak...

Aka generation gap.  I refer to the natural evolution of the species and why some feel that they ought to be clued in to the latest and greatest.  In fact the use of the words 'latest and greatest' speaks to the fallacy.  What is latest is mostly not the greatest.  Sometimes it is just short lived.  It is foolish.  Most people attach and associate with ideas that become self fulfilling prophecies and show high adoption and acceptance.  Just because a billion people are doing something does not make it a must have or 'you are doomed if you do not' situation. Most people though don't like to overthink instead relying on their peers to make decisions and follow.  It is also helpful to be accepted in social circles.  Commenting on pithy remarks on websites and liking others for every fart has started becoming the currency to trade favors. There is also the culture of wanting to be 'in the know' and be 'out there'.  Estelle Costanza (fo...