Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Generation I

I am a member of Generation I(mpatiant). Everything should be instant. E-mails get to China in 3 seconds. Order a book in 30 sec - it's delivered next day. Get a call on your cell from anyone, anytime, anywhere. I want all of the news and all of history, unbiased and downloaded into my head. I want it now and I want it my way. But until we reach the singularity, there are still things that take time. Like walking to the printer. And reading and learning. And war.

Austin Bay
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No, Madame Speaker. It’s perseverance. Alas, Baby Boomers get antsy when a Big Mac is two minutes late. Lack of patience is America’s greatest strategic weakness.

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