There are people who exist in this day and age who are opposed to the times. Are these people frightened by the prospect of exponential, technological progression? Are they, perhaps, codependent on what they grew up on back in the good ol’ days? I thought all of those people died out in the 90’s once everyone got an email account and carried a cell phone around in their pocket. I for one am glad that video killed the radio star, I’d much rather watch than simply listen most of the time, wouldn’t you?
To me it parallels the old saying… “Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver, the other gold”. While I can concede a certain amount of caution, even aversion to new technologies (at first) in communication and networking can be healthy, how do people expect to get on in the world. Can they not see the benefits that Facebook, YouTube, the iPhone, and others to come will bring us?
What if, in the past, we voted “nay” to the radio, with only the theatre and symphony should rule supreme. What if we nixed the idea of the printing press and mass literature? I wonder… what would these very conservatives sound like in ancient times? Well, let’s find out as we join our faithful, Cro-Magnon columnist Oog, as he communicates his latest column in the Caveman Chronicle through the lost arts of gestures and grunting:
Big mighty news now! Don't know yet? That’s okay... I, mighty Oog, will swing hairy arms and stomp mighty legs to learn you of momentous news...
Strange noises have been heard, it not monster, it not spirits, either. Strange noises come from human mouth. I swear on the lives of my wives.
These new noise are magic. I swear on the life of all my wives. Nosies come from human mouths, and carry power of understanding! Where this come from, you want know? Some homos made it up, yes, homosapiens from the plain lands created it. Although it have no name in grunt or gesture, those who use it have been calling it "talk". And talk is powerful, I, Oog, witnessed one homo make magic mouth noise, while a second - across the field – hear it, and understand. NO MOVING AT ALL, OOG SWEAR IT BE TRUTH!
In a way it make Oog proud of homos everywhere. I lay awake at night and wonder about the greatness that will be future generations. But, Oog stop and think also, even though it hurt head when Oog do. Imagine many moons from now… will homos all use this invisible mouth-magic, all the time? What will happen to the good old days when Oog sit around fire with his many wives and friends and pass down the most important things? Will grunts and gestures be speared by mouth-magic's arrowhead?
Oog is simple caveman just like many of you. Oog make baby with one wife at one time and make candles with one piece of ear wax at one time. And likewise, if Oog need to communicate, then Oog get up, go over, and move Oog's body to explain like any normal homo do in our civilized time.
Oog have memory of Oog Sr. when he pass down art of charade to Oog. I, Oog, very proud of my skill. But what happen in many moon? Oog abhor the day I have to talk to get annoying children away. Oog think it more fun to backhand annoying children, agree?
Oog notice more homos not communicate with gesture anymore. Homos everywhere no need now get up to explain. Now just sit in cave and yell at wives for saber-leg and baby making. Homos now lazy, forget the teachings of ancestors, and now high cholesterol. What next, Oog think... tool to talk to far off village?
This is why I, Oog, tell you that new is bad thing. Cavemen need to forget new technology, it only distract in the end. New is never the answer if our goal is survival! Stay with old way, the old way never change.
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