neale/homepage
neale
/
homepage
1
0
Fork 0
Code Pull Requests Actions Activity

fix phrasing, soften tone a midge

This commit is contained in:
Neale Pickett 2022-10-28 15:48:08 -06:00
parent c33329be11
commit aaff2ba6bf
1 changed files with 5 additions and 4 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

9
content/blog/2022-10-28-curmudgeon.md
View File

@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ At some point, some related technology will come along and sweep me up with it.
It will be awkward for me, and young people will recognize that I'm just no good It will be awkward for me, and young people will recognize that I'm just no good
at it. They'll wonder how any human being could be so inept at something so at it. They'll wonder how any human being could be so inept at something so
obvious. It will become a mental shortcut for the elderly that they are awkward obvious. It will become a mental shortcut for the elderly that they are awkward
or near-inept at this technology, and people who can't get it will band together with this technology, and the elderly will discuss how pointless it is and how
and discuss how pointless it is and how they just can't understand why anyone they just can't understand why anyone needs it. We'll watch with some degree of
needs it. We'll watch with some degree of sadness as our way of life dies with sadness as our way of life dies with us.
us.
When you hear writers and philosophers talking about how limited lifespans are a When you hear writers and philosophers talking about how limited lifespans are a
gift to humanity, they're talking about this sort of thing. gift to humanity, they're talking about this sort of thing.
I hope y'all have a nice time :)