The thing I find most shocking after our discussion of the internet is that the entire world doesn’t have whiplash. This entire, world-changing thing has come around so fast! When I think about how long it’s taken the human race to get to this point and then how quickly this crazy big thing has been assimilated into our lives, it’s kind of scary. It’s like in all those old sci-fi movies where someone comes out of nowhere with a brain chip and people are all “Hey this sounds like a great idea! Let’s ALL get brain chips!” and then surprise surprise it’s a mind control device and you’re just sitting there going, ‘How the hell did you not see that one coming?’

Not that I thing the internet is a mind control device- or at least it wasn’t designed to be one in any intentionally awful way. I just think when something this good comes along this fast, it’s a sign we need to step back and chill out for a bit. I want to clarify- this is coming from a millennial- I’m not some crotchety old grandpa condemning today’s youth. I just know from personal experience- I mean when I was a kid we didn’t have internet. Now I carry it around literally in my back pocket and freak out if I don’t check it every day.  That’s not healthy.

Not that I’m going to change anything anytime soon, but at least I’m aware of my problem.