It seems there is no winning in the technology race. And yet we keep running anyway, running until we lose sight of the slow reality outside this speed realm. We grow impatient with any delay, no matter how small. For example, we forget sometimes that the person to which we've just emailed a question is not a machine, and we grow irritated when we don't get a prompt reply, no matter that this person may actually have a life beyond the keyboard. Patience is no longer a virtue.
Shortcuts become a way of life.
We opt for a quick net talk instead, with fingers tapping impatiently while waiting for the connection to be established. It doesn't work for some reason to actually stand and cross the hall. Yet, as I mentioned above, speed offers us safety, more of a chance to meet the ever-creeping closer deadline. If you went quickly, you would stay straight, instead of cracking your head on on the road. Speed kept us upright, safe.