This has bothered me for a long time, more each year. Every time I write about some new gadget or another new gizmo, the part of my mind that deals most with conscience runs up against the part that gets excited over a bigger television screen or a faster computer. Usually, the gee-whiz side wins out, but sometimes I sense a sadness that tells me another story. And there's a more basic problem. Things are changing too fast for many of us.
Someone needs to put on the brakes.
I used to have an ordinary telephone. It had a cord. It always worked. Now I've got something that fits in my shirt pocket. It doesn't have a cord.