laziness, reluctance & stagnation are ways of looking at it. I think it's a misconception. The idea persists that computers and the internet are peripheral to

laziness, reluctance & stagnation are ways of looking at it. I think it's a misconception. The idea persists that computers and the internet are peripheral to people's lives. Once upon a time, computers were devices purchased to expedite or enhance analog activities. This is no longer true. As long as you're employed in a 'developed' country, your existence is mediated by computers. You depend on networks and there is no avoiding them or living without them. The difficulty in recognizing this is that the change happened gradually - there was no one moment when suddenly the whole world went digital. We still have analog brains that live in a world built while computers were enormous calculators. At the core, though, is pride. The idea that something is lost when you use a computer, that you took the easy route instead of buckling down and doing something "yourself". It's a problem of perspective. I agree however that until you've shaken the misconception, you can become a target for people who have. That's the digital divide.