The times, they are a'changin'...

the Ferret said:
I have never listened to a podcast. Don't even know where you would hear one.... and have never read a digital magazine. The extent of my computer and ipad interaction is visiting 3 motorcycle forums I belong to (this being the forum I have belonged to the longest), and reading google news lol. I also don't seek out and watch Youtube videos, at least not very often. I will watch one then and again, but it's maybe 4 a year?

I'm amazed when I go to a restaurant and a group of people will all be sitting there reading their phones while eating and never talking to each other.

Heck, I mostly watch local channel 12 WKRC on my "smart tv", or reruns of Gunsmoke or Daniel Boone lol
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Here you go then...watch this, the podcast is also on You Tube. This episode has Kevin Cameron and Peter Egan, as mentioned by @Sadlsor
 
I agree that life has changed a lot but mostly for the better. But I don't think it's as much as most people think. Through my daughter, nieces and nephews and my work at a pediatric hospital I see a lot of young people. Their lives and priorities aren't that different from what mine was. They are working to build lives for themselves and their children.

I think a lot of the how messed up things are is distorted by the internet. Social media is dominated by people who have the time to do that. In order to avoid pissing someone off, I'll omit my opinion of those people, but they are substantially different than the vast majority that don't have that kind of free time.

There are certainly problems, but there always have been and always will be, but we live in an amazing time. The thing that really threatens that is as old as human civilization.
 
Belisaerio said:
I agree that life has changed a lot but mostly for the better.
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There certainly are problems and there were mechanisms and checks and balances for dealing with them that no longer exist. That is certainly not for the better. At least for most people. There would need a litany of qualification before I could even begin to agree that things have changed for the better for who for one. But this isn't the forum for it and I'm thankful for that.
 
ST Gui said:
There certainly are problems and there were mechanisms and checks and balances for dealing with them that no longer exist. That is certainly not for the better. At least for most people. There would need a litany of qualification before I could even begin to agree that things have changed for the better for who for one. But this isn't the forum for it and I'm thankful for that.
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Likewise I would need to see a litany of those checks and balances that demonstrate how things used to be better.

"better" is so subjective and depends enormously on the metrics being looked at. For example, certainly medical life-saving technology is better while inter-personal human interaction due to technology is not.
 
You can argue points, but ask yourself, honestly, what time would you rather live in? Then think about everything you have now that you would not have then.
If you still would rather, great. We'll just disagree.
 
TPadden said:
No, but we have to accept it and move on. ;)

Tom
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... accept it, embrace it, or get worked up over something we can do nothing about.

I feel strongly both ways. I guess that's why I have a 50 year old bike and a 2 year old bike. Glossy magazine paper has a soul, electrons don't. Who wants LED candles on their birthday cake? However, I can project that shiny new machine from Japan (uh, or Europe) onto an 80 inch 4K screen. I can copy the digital magazine onto my file server organized by topic, title, and publication date. As long as the .pdf's are not scanned from paper you don't need OCR to search them. I don't live in the WinDoze world, but Mac has tools in Spotlight and Finder than can search them. If you want to get more elaborate tools like Foxit can search inside an unorganized dump bin of .pdf files so if you know you have an article about a subject but you aren't sure when it was or which publication, it can do it. It can also compress files; edit the content; change file formats; run OCR to make scanned images searchable; and a myriad of other useful stunts. I have thought about editing out the ads, but when you find a really old magazine some of the best fun is looking at the old ads. With Foxit, a file server, and a scanner you can sell the file cabinet.
 
Mmthatsgood said:
The times are changing. And now that we have read the barrage of misspelled cliches and stern voices ( twiddle head voices) assuring us we should have seen that coming.
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Insult those who disagree with you. Some things never change. A homily a cliché but accurate. Welcome aboard.
 
Some changes of time I like, for instance, Electronic Ignition, Power Door locks and windows. Love / hate relationship with the Cell phone and Tablet. Don't like all my Favorite restaurants closing, (thanks Covid) and businesses that I counted on for stuff I could not do myself. Have learned that life is a Balancing act between Pro's and Con's . Myself,a Magazine subscription wasn't happening in my life, as it would eat into my fuel budget, I would rather be riding then reading about it. Stay healthy Y'all G
 
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