[bwarp]

It'll be another ceremony. A parade of metal and glass. A celebration of our supposed progress. Another device for consumption. A window into a walled world. Another false need. Another life not really improved despite their insistence that it is

Please at least spare a thought for those around the world who are too busy trying to stay alive on this day to worry about a new monolith to worship.

I like technology, but I'm a human first.

[tvon]

I think that may be a bit over-the-top...

[bwarp]

Possibly, but isn't the entire carnival of Apple the same?

Tell me which bit of my post was not factual?

[tvon]

Which bit was not factual? There isn't a single factual statement in there except in the most absurdly pedantic sense, it's all mocking hyperbole.

[siglesias]

Another life not really improved despite their insistence that it is

[AllenKids]

We put on a great show because we all gonna die.

[booticon]

I can't get behind this mindset. First off, who are you to say that these sorts of devices don't enrich people's lives? For this conversation, I'll concede that tablets are largely for consumption. At what point would it be enriching?

Under your rationale, if you always think of who has it worse than you, you could never have a valid complaint. "Man, I will be so disappointed if the iPad 3 doesn't have LTE." "Don't you think about starving children in Africa?"