Tech Bits

I had a discussion with my friend this morning about Batman and he said that Batman shouldn't be classified as a superhero because he would be nothing without his toys. I argued that Batman was first trained as a detective and his intelligence far exceeds any superhero in my opinion. I think that Batman is no sissy when it comes to being low-tech. He's got that Macgyver instinct about him where he can use his environment to his advantage and get out of any situation just by using his noodle.

The idea of him not being able to cut it in the field without his gadgets kind of bothered me though. I think that America has gotten really techno-heavy in the past ten years. I do get the feeling that we've become so dependent on technology and there may be a time when we have to be without our precious iPods or cell phones. Imagine being a passenger on Oceanic Air flight 815. That's an allusion to "Lost" for all you non-couch potatoes. So you're stranded on an island with no computer, television, or cellular phone and you're bored out of your wits. What do you? For a person who lives and breathes technology, every moment is agony. That's why I think that we need to wean ourselves from the teat of electronic devices.

What's the first thing you do when you get home? I open up the refrigerator to grab a cold drink, turn the air conditioner on, turn on the television, and plop down on my bed to relax until I get the urge to watch some porn on my computer. Now imagine how you'd handle your evening if James Bond wasn't able to stop the Janos crime syndicate from releasing an electromagnetic pulse on our city. You'd have to drink warm beer, fan yourself with a magazine, and light candles as you attempt to write a letter that you'd have to send via snail mail.

In writing that last part, I just became completely distressed. Forget all that talk about weaning ourselves from technology. I can't imagine life without it and I kind of don't care that one day all the technology will turn against us and enslave anything with a heartbeat. Frankly, it's a small price to pay for having the opportunity to look at nudie pictures on the internet while watching all the shows you tivoed while you were at work. Here's to electricity!