We've bought into the lie that computers will help us do more work in less time, save paper, and generally make our lives happier and better. Look around you. My mother would like me to point out that she uses Microsoft Word all of the time, and it never gives her errors, but she uses an older Macintosh version. I've just hit the length that I usually like to limit each issue of W6 to, but I refuse to allow my creative expression to be constrained by arbitrary limits, so I'm continuing. I want to give the other side of the coin, the rest of the story.
Computers are useful, and the internet is a valuable aid to business.
Just this week I've found answers to questions and problems quickly by visiting the web sites of two very well known computer companies. To solve these problems without using the internet would have taken several days at best, but I got the answers I needed instantly. Of course, if I were trying to be mean, I could point out that I wouldn't have had either problem if I wasn't using computers. I've quit responding to each and every email I receive, simply because I receive so many. Let me give you an example of something computers are good for.