About a year ago I heard this in Swedish by some old man, and I thought "That means that they'll be available when we catch up. Nothing wrong with that."

Now, however, I realize how annoying it can be when technology doesn't work as you want it to. A simple task as to upload an image to your computer for the first time could be done quickly by the experienced person, but I encountered problems, and had to waste effort.

In the end, I spent about 5 minutes trying to upload images to my comp. It should have taken me 0. If I'd been able to transfer it via my mind, or rather, make the connection with my computer to my phone and send those pictures, I'd be done much faster.

So old man, I say, we need computers to be faster than us, and we need them to be up to pace with our semi-conscious minds, because in the end, it's not a race against humans. It's simply a tool for us, and we should develop this tool to help us better.

Growing up with technology, most people take it all for granted.
Hell, I do too, I'm just a bit more self aware of that.

Do you take the ground into consideration as well?

What about chairs? Basically all objects.

I used to do that when I was a child, but I grew out of it, and I recommend that you do too.

Also, you're a piece of shit.

Trying not to take things for granted is above you. You're not a god, you're not able to use matter as you wish. You are the matter, and you're meant to interact with other matter. There's no reason for a piece to become conscious of the other pieces when they can't move on their own. It's like a chess piece trying to make sense of his battle. Where's the point?

I like this thing you've written.

GG.

Quote from: Royal Light on January 25, 2015, 02:17:33 PM

Also, you're a piece of shit.

Trying not to take things for granted is above you. You're not a god, you're not able to use matter as you wish. You are the matter, and you're meant to interact with other matter. There's no reason for a piece to become conscious of the other pieces when they can't move on their own. It's like a chess piece trying to make sense of his battle. Where's the point?

If that's aimed at me...

it's the work, thought and resources put into these things and the power that certain things have, that shouldn't be taken for granted.

take someone or something for granted
to expect someone or something to be always available to serve in some way without thanks or recognition; to value someone or something too lightly.

Why shouldn't you take it for granted? Let someone else worry about it ending, because it won't end soon.

Edit: Basically, what's the point?

If you're gonna accept that the chips you're eating will end, then that's that, but it's still going to end. It doesn't matter what you think, because you don't hold the power to influence anything that much.

If you're growing potatoes, then you can eat your chips slowly so that you will always be able to eat chips, but that isn't the case here.

What are you going to do with the information? That's what not taking things for granted is good for, but here it doesn't matter.