John, there are times I promise myself I will never buy any machine unless the company promises not to improve it.

Consumers seem to get sucked in by advertising that promises the world--in fact, when I decided to go with g-mail the 'promise' at the time was "you will have unlimited storage". Guess what?

I appreciate that real-life practical things can be done with one of the/or combinations of the six simple machines. I am not a troglodyte, but there are times . . .

Computers often remind me that many problems can be resolved with a hammer.

I have never had a real understanding of how electricity works. It just does. And I am grateful for it, having lived a few years of my life without it. Then I am reminded that I lived over half my life without a computer and the shenanigans that go with them. They seem to be conditioning people, and I revolt at that notion. The BS years back was that they would cut back on our use of paper. That is a lie. What they have done is to allow employers to expect then demand more work from employees. We do more and more with less and less until we do everything with nothing. However, I don't know the solution to getting off the Ferris wheel.

It's a good thing I'm fast approaching my demise, because I'll be able to 'live a simpler life'. It's something I will welcome.