The spidery tendrils of a network extend a very great distance. While the Sprint coverage map may only cover 99 percent of the continental United States, there are some networks in this world that make such a degree of coverage look like a joke. The idea that you could ever go “off the grid” is getting to be more and more ridiculous by the day. While you used to be able to get a little bit of peace and quiet if you just went a little ways off the beaten path, the world is getting to be a smaller and smaller place.
Technology connects people, and people connect technology. The modern consumer is not satisfied with having a bunch of disparate devices that each exist in their own little sphere of influence. Nowadays, you have a home video game system, a portable music player, a portable video game system, a desktop pc, a laptop and a watch that can all talk to each other. Half of them can also talk to your car, come to think of it. So it that whole “robot uprising” thing ever actually happens, no one can ever tell you that you couldn’t have seen it coming; you might be surrounded this very second by a cyber conspiracy force… and they have you lulled into feeling secure.
How many electronic items in your home do not talk to each other? How long do you really think it is going to be before your washer and dryer have a veritable sitcom going on with your heating system, your stove and your fridge? While a good comedy writer could certainly produce a good deal of interesting dialogue on that line, it is almost scary how well linked up everything is these days. We just need to make sure that the human connection stays stronger than everything else.
