CatBus;409405 Wrote: > Hey, I'm a DBT-loving Luddite and I'm offended! > > Just kidding. I am actually a DBT-loving Luddite, but I'm not actually > offended. > > "Luddite" is frequently a label that gets thrown at people who just > have different priorities than much of society. We don't fear or hate > technology, we just don't see what the big deal is. We actually like > technology that fits our personal priorities. > > Take me. I'm a well-paid professional (in the tech industry no less) > male in my thirties and have never had a cell phone. That fact alone > brings conversations to screeching halts and starts people wondering if > I ride a donkey to work. But here's the thing: I don't hate cell > phones. I don't fear them. I simply have never NEEDED one. I already > have a phone--it's at my house. If you need to get ahold of me while > I'm out, I've got voicemail. If I need to get ahold of you, I'll go > home and call you. All of my communication bases are covered as far as > I'm concerned--no need for an upgrade. Also, FWIW my phone at home has > a cord that attaches the handset to the base. I like it that way > because it sounds better. No, really, no donkey. > > Now take your "Luddite" audiophile. They will buy a bag of magic rocks > to make their amp sound better. They will buy green markers by the > truckload. But they won't buy a networked music player. It's not as > crazy as it sounds. Bags of magic rocks and green markers have a > placebo effect (that's my DBT-loving side talking), don't actually make > anything sound worse, and most importantly of all, they do not screw > with any part of the tactile/emotional/nostalgic side of the listening > experience. Networked music players do. > > An audiophile will tell you it's all about the sound, but they can > identify their favorite albums by smell or touch. A networked music > player makes music incorporeal. It does in fact get rid of part of > their overall music experience, so they do not want it. Many, however, > cannot square this with their belief that Hearing is the One True Sense, > and they end up manufacturing fairly feeble attacks on the sound quality > of networked players. > > It's not fear or hate so much as lack of understanding combined with > the lack of any desire to learn more. Like iPhones for me. I wouldn't > even recognize one if I saw it, and although a quick visit to apple.com > could clear that up for me, I really don't care enough to even do that > much. > > I like SqueezeBoxes myself. I've bought several. But I understand the > joy of pulling an old cherished album out of its sleeve, and I know that > I'm giving that up. There IS a downside. For me, the advantages simply > outweigh that. > > Hell, dust allergies alone...
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