Originally Posted by the absolute sound
I would hazard a guess that we all make certain technological choices that we feel are better, even though they may be more difficult or less sophisticated in the first analysis. Manual transmissions. Fountain pens. Espresso machines. Analog wrist watches. Sail boats. The list is endless. And we make these choices in large part because we believe they more fully involve us than an automatic transmission, a ballpoint pen, instant coffee, a digital watch, or a motorboat. They all stimulate our need to think, feel, and sense our world. Perhaps then we need to rethink what it means for a technology to be good, and, instead of letting technology lead us with its objective shiny newness...