While in the cafeteria today, I sat near a table where two of the elderly hospital volunteers were having lunch. I happened to overhear part of their conversation about computers and newspapers.
They shared a concern about information that can be found and shared on the computer. They felt that it made their lives too accessible...and easy for someone to find out things about them that they may not want someone to know.
Then they talked about the speed of news information on the Internet. In 'their day', one read the newspaper to find out what happened the day before. It was new news...about old news. I was reminded how it was days or weeks before some parts of the world knew WWII had ended. Today...news reporting is almost instantaneous to the news happening.
I don't disagree with some of their concerns...but computers and the computer age IS NOT going away. It's positive effects will always outweigh it's negative points.
My grandchildren will probably never have a newspaper or magazine delivered to their home. Watching 'news' on the TV will be a thing of the past. Their news will be updated instantaneously on their 'phones' or computers or whatever gadget is invented between now and then.
Times have changed...and will continue to do so.
Dan
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