There is an old saying that states, “necessity is the mother of all invention.” But if that were true would we be experiencing an explosion today in information technologies that seem superfluous to many? It seems like new technologies are coming at us at a rate so fast it is impossible to assimilate them all. So I ask, why are we seeing so many inventions these days that take up tremendous amounts of our time and resources; time and resources that are considered by many to be wasted? Ask yourself, do we need be able to play video games on our cell phones? Do we need to be able to connect with and throw virtual sheep at people all over the world we will probably never even meet? Do we need to read books online? If the answer is no, then why are these things being invented? If the answer is yes, what is about these technologies that we “need” so desperately?
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