Hi, > So what technology will they do without? Computers? Cell Phones? Lights? > Heat? Running water? Flush Toilets? Books (Printing Press is "Technology")?
I asked this question for two reasons. Most of you responded to the first reason, that of a society that does not know (for the most part) how deeply they depend on technology and how a lot of things that guide, control and govern their lives work. My favorite story along these lines was a true experience that I had with a man that believed micro-wave ovens cooked food using atomic energy, and that the food was therefore radio-active. (sigh) But the second reason I asked this question is because there are people right now in the former Soviet Union who do not have enough electricity to run their schools, and enough fuel to heat the schools. There are people in Africa that do not have running water or flush toilets. We talk about the Digital Divide on this list, but these people are still suffering the analog divide, and even the analog divide uses technology. It would be interesting to see "Technology Backout Day" embrace the true meaning of "no technology", just to let people know what it really is like. Warmest regards, maddog -- Jon "maddog" Hall Executive Director Linux International(R) email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 80 Amherst St. Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. WWW: http://www.li.org Board Member: Uniforum Association, USENIX Association (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used pursuant to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other countries. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
