Istanbul's culture traces to the agricultural technology revolution, when cats were an auxilliary technology to grain storage and transport, addressing rats and

Istanbul's culture traces to the agricultural technology revolution, when cats were an auxilliary technology to grain storage and transport, addressing rats and mice. They also usurped alternative predator, especially snakes. There is an element of thanks-giving and even worship. Cities dating to the industrial technology revolution similarly keep old machines around in their yards and surrounds, with affection and reverence for their blessing. In new cities, dating to the information technology revolution, they bow their shoulders to their screens, genuflecting, and swiping up, down, right, left. I like the old way better.