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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| Still thinking about David Sedaris' book, I speculated quite a bit on comments he made on computers. He compared the computer to a horse. In Western movies and TV shows, the story was never about the horse, but everyone had to have one. In today's shows, everyone has to have a computer! How true is that. Many stories, like Jumpin' Jack Flash, have made the computer essential to the storyline. Others have used PC's and I-pads like tools or characters. Some, like an episode of Modern Family, have actually told the story from the perspective of computer communications. You had to pay close attention and read the text, and look at scenes within the big screen. The uninitiated would have a hard time knowing who was saying or looking at what. Just like the horse was a necessary part of the past, the computer is a necessary part of the present. But as writers (even screenplays), we need to know when to have the computer just in the background, when to let it show off a little-like a fancy horse trick, when to let it be a minor character, and when to let it become the story. Sedaris only made a brief comparison and a comment about computers in stories. He went on to talk about techno-phobia. Phobia is a good word that means fear. Fear of spiders or snakes or heights makes sense. But why is someone afraid of technology? The term has been accepted into general usage, so we can't change it. But it really isn't used correctly. Same with homophobia. Somehow people made the transition from fear to hate or extreme discomfort. I have a fear of thugs at night and wild-eyed drunks, but there is no phobia term for that. He makes a point. |
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