2006-05-15, 02:31 PM
You know, your comments echo a thought that I have often had. In fifteen to twenty years, when I explain to my son that "when I were a lad" we had -
- A black and white telly
- That showed four channels
- No phone in the house, nevermind a cell phone each
- No car, public transport all the way
- 7" singles that I loaded individually to play
... and various other pythonesque hardships, he will look at me with a mixture of incredulity and disdain, then flip his 3D glasses back down and go back to watching Rocky XXV on his ipod watch.
Recently however, on reflection I have started to think more pessimistically that I will explain this to him while he reads a book by a candle, and we burn firewood, as I regail him with tales of 'energy consumption gone wild'. Rather he will look at me and say -
- You had a car 'each'? With three empty seats??
- I read about oil in history books - you paid HOW MUCH a gallon?? Only $3???
- So you're telling me that people actually *knew* they were killing the planet?? And did nothing???
... and we'll have this conversation in chinese, which will be his (required) second language.
(Hey, I'm entitled to be grumpy, it's monday morning )
- A black and white telly
- That showed four channels
- No phone in the house, nevermind a cell phone each
- No car, public transport all the way
- 7" singles that I loaded individually to play
... and various other pythonesque hardships, he will look at me with a mixture of incredulity and disdain, then flip his 3D glasses back down and go back to watching Rocky XXV on his ipod watch.
Recently however, on reflection I have started to think more pessimistically that I will explain this to him while he reads a book by a candle, and we burn firewood, as I regail him with tales of 'energy consumption gone wild'. Rather he will look at me and say -
- You had a car 'each'? With three empty seats??
- I read about oil in history books - you paid HOW MUCH a gallon?? Only $3???
- So you're telling me that people actually *knew* they were killing the planet?? And did nothing???
... and we'll have this conversation in chinese, which will be his (required) second language.
(Hey, I'm entitled to be grumpy, it's monday morning )
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