I was thinking... There's this one thing that drives life, technology, jobs, etc... And that's war. Actually, this thought stemmed from... You need pressure to really get the essence of how people are. Pressure. Stress. Limits. Critical conditions. War is one of them. The other is...
Sex. A basic human desire. I know it drives me to a handful extremes... So should it other people.
Sex and war. I think... If you thought of everything in a higher, pressurized context of sex and war, maybe the world would be a place.
Even user interfaces need war to have that extra kick in the ass. Must be easy to use with one arm bleeding and my hand chopped off. Weird things like that. I would almost guarantee that it would be easy to use healthy and otherwise.
Computers that need to boot faster. Or just do anything faster. I know you've been there, waiting for your data... Just think about war. How much you need technology to be there for you, ready and able. Can't be ready while looking at an hour glass... War.
Of course you could apply this to sex. You really really really need to get some and you'd really really really like those high res pics... Well, it's not a matter of necessity like war, but pornography (qua sex) has always been a driving factor in technology and society. See betamax or the rise of homosexuality (those crazy homosexuals)...
Sex and war. I'm pretty sure I covered everything.
No?
Then die. In war. Or... Go have sex. =)
Posted by Mark Canlas at July 31, 2005 11:06 PM