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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (694)	12/23/2000 4:12:10 PM
From: GraceZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24758

It sometimes takes knowing the relationships of technologies and their social implications, in order to fully despise them, or embrace them, as it were. I think it was William Burroughs that said something like, technology is a virus on the Earth and like any other virus it eventually consumes its host. I don't care how much you understand technology, no one really knows the full implications or effects of any technology on society until years after it is unleashed. I understand perfectly well why people become Luddites. One of the most sensible approaches I've ever encountered was the way the Amish deal with phones. They will allow use of a cell phone, but it is not allowed in the house. Most of their phones are communal in nature (several families share one) and they are in a separate building attached to an answering machine. Their attitude is that a ringing machine should never interrupt human interaction or prayer.