I, too, remember the days before computers. But I also recall the excitement they brought into our lives. And that was pre-internet days. The world wide web was unheard of but we were happy to feel so “new age” in our computer lab at school.
What I don’t recall very clearly is what we were so excited about, on computers but without internet. I remember loving the arrow keys to play King’s Quest. Saving things on a disk. Saving what, I don’t know.
If computers were suddenly wiped off the face of the planet then I suppose smart phones would be too, as they are basically mini computers. I think I’d be okay with it for the most part. I guess blogging wouldn’t be a thing though, which makes me a bit sad.
Life would slow down a bit. That’s surely a good thing. Snail mail instead of email. Telephone calls instead of texting or other messaging apps. We’d do a lot less communicating wouldn’t we? So that could be a bad thing.
I’d miss googling the entire cast of whichever show I’m currently streaming. I’d miss googling the symptoms when I’m under the weather and diagnosing myself with probably four months to live. I’d definitely miss all of the recipes on Pinterest. Not to mention the memes that never cease to amaze me with their clever humour. How do people take a simple sentence and make it oh so funny?!
I think I’ll keep computers actually.
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