Trying to make sense of things

[Hotrodder]

While I wasn't looking, it seems we have entered a new age.
What was once taken as simple truth is now divided into many variables depending on who says it.
Facts are no longer factual, and lies fill the gaps.

We have to live colder lives in a "warming climate" being told to lower the heating by a few degrees, spend a fortune insulating our homes in order to use less energy then expect us to not notice when the energy companies raise the price to retain the same profit margin.

We are told we should give up eating meat to save the planet.
I expect one day they will remember that we exhale Co2 so they will decide to tax us for the damage we do by simply breathing.

Everyone must accept "new" innovations that promise much but deliver little, costing more but with a usable lifespan of only a fraction of that offered by older solutions. Genuine quality comes with a high price tag and becomes harder to find as time passes.

Ads on TV show ugly new electric cars that float about unhindered by any other vehicles on empty roads and city streets. Over made-up stick insect models grimace in slow motion supposedly creating an image that their new perfume will project to anyone who buys it. Cleaning products abound that promise to kill 99% of all known germs but they never hint at what is needed to kill that last 1%. Watch the ads with the sound turned off and they are just ridiculous cartoons that would better appeal to children.

Dozens of "service providers" all trying to entice us into contracts for ever faster broadband when every one of them uses the same technology over the same cables and equipment. The only difference between them is how dreadful their customer service is.

Can we live without a "smart" phone? Apparently not. Look carefully at any video clip taken in any town or city. Phone zombies can hardly see where they are walking because they are so mesmerised by what is on their screen. And when their battery goes flat, what a panic. And if it is broken, stolen, or lost it is the end of the world, such is their dependence on their "smart" device. If they were smart themselves they might not put their entire lives on a device that is so shoddy that it has to be replaced every two or three years for something supposedly better. I still wonder how good their eyesight must be to enjoy a film displayed on a screen the size half the size of a postcard.

As well as engaging with rampant consumerism to keep our overlords net worth climbing to stratospheric heights we are offered incompetent, corrupt, self-centred moronic politicians that promise to cure all the ills of the world while pushing us ever closer to the next world war. It seems government has lost its way and is now in the hands of lunatics, psychopaths, and commercial interests.

Now after generations of Americans being told that Russia is the enemy they elect a president that sides with Russia and rejects historically western allies and blatantly threatens to take over other countries against their will. And the billionaire cronies of this president stand with him to watch the world economy crash, waiting to buy up the spoils when they lose most of their value, and then enrich themselves even more when the dust settles and values go back up. The ugliest face of capitalism exposed for all to see.

Have I missed anything?

[ajm]

Hope you feel better now.

[RobertArthur]

About electric cars and the silent take over of the streets of San Francisco by Waymo self driving taxis, they are everywhere. Even young Christians are admiring them, what can be wrong? Waymo, a new independent High Tech company? Yes and no, the masters of the chateau live in Palo Alto, Google HQ. A test ride.

Let's walk on the sunny side of the street and look around, there is really too much to worry about.

[hughnique]

There is a lot of truth in that rant if you are intelligent enough to understand it.

[curtis]

Not a bad summary. But, I work on the principal of "can I influence it?" if so do something and if not then get on with my life.

[Hotrodder]

Part of getting old is knowing that your time of being able to influence things has passed. All you can do at this stage is moan about it. I intend to do a lot of moaning.

[demi]

Just for all you dismal lot.

[Niftyons]

Not a bad summary. But, I work on the principal of "can I influence it?" if so do something and if not then get on with my life.

Me to, but, there is no harm in pointing out how one sees things.
Assuming that one can negotiate the software that prevents one voicing their opinion.

[hughnique]

Part of getting old is knowing that your time of being able to influence things has passed. All you can do at this stage is moan about it. I intend to do a lot of moaning.

Join the club

[MAD87]

Can't argue with your post, Hotrodder. If it's any consolation, I believe most intelligent people think as you do.