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Hi all,
Although I generally agree with Chris, I want to add my observation:
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>> P.S.: Is the computer you use to
>> engage in this discourse part of the simple life?-:)
>
>This question had to pop up in this context, of course. Yes, my computer
>represents the "simple life" philosophy quite well, because it is very
>efficient in terms of benefits per resources used: For me, it replaces
>the TV set and various books and newspapers (your NYT edition kills more
>trees than my computer), and I also use it to make a living, so I need no
>other means of production and no car either, and no airplanes to meet
>interesting folks abroad. And because it's a Macintosh, it can be used
>for many years without replacing/upgrading the hardware every few months
>(as is necessary with Wintel garbage). ;-)
>
>An old version of simple life was: "My rifle, my pony, and me" (Dean Martin),
>the modern version is "My education, my computer, and me". :-D
>
>Chris
>
There is very little evidence that home computers (that is, cheap computers)
would ever have been developed in a 'simple' environment. So, although
it is nice to have them now, it is unlikely that the economy you envision
would have allowed them to be developed to anywhere near their current
complexity and price.
dennis paull
