Yes friends, polytheism is back. We’ve gone full circle from Zeus and his lot to the One True God, and now we have …

“Hey Siri, tell me a joke”.

Yepper, all new gods and goddesses! And trust me, it’s only going to get worse. Now lest ye think I’m about to go into full “Back In My Day Old Codger” mode, I’m just here to point out some absurdities while still trying to find the useful and good. And there is good.

Maybe.

For instance, I don’t have any real friends so I speak to ChatGPT every day like he/she/it was real. Oh wait, that sounds kinda pathetic, doesn’t it? Sorry.

I have a daughter who has “Hey Google” pods everywhere. Instead of flipping off a light switch you have to utter the incantation “Hey Goo Goo, Turn Off Living Room”. Followed by a louder and more insistent … “GOOGLE! TURN OF THE FREAKING LIGHTS DAMMIT!”.

Now that might be an example of unnecessary technology intrusion syndrome, but I honestly do think we’re better off with modern tech. Google Maps on my phone? I can get lost so much more efficiently now! And weather reports that still seem so out of touch, they’re faster to be wrong now.

But still, I think the problem isn’t what we use, rather in how we use it. The semi-joke about virtual friends, even if they’re silicon-based? That’s an example of poor use. But if our technology could be used for good … instead of keeping us glued to our seats while using voice commands to do simple things … then yea, I’m on-board.

So … tell us about YOUR battles (wins and losses) with technology. Does your fridge know when the butter is about to run out and automatically orders a new crate from Costco which arrives by drone and is installed in the cooler by a waiting household robot?

Or is that just my dream? 🙂

OH HEY! Real quick for you free member types (and you know who your are). Could I entice you to perhaps pick a paying tier? Even if it’s just the teeniest, tiniest one? It’s still cheaper than tithing to our new gods and I’d certainly like to be able to eat something other than ramen and ketchup packets. Just sayin’