Britons emotionally attached to their computers
Not proper psychological research, but a MORI poll. Interesting though. Apparently: "One in three adults and 44% of youngsters even went so far as to class their machine as a 'trusted friend'" I'm not normally one for swearing but...Holy motherboards Batman! People might become more friendly towards and trusting of their computers than real, live people.
Whatever happened to people attacking their computers with baseball bats after another hard drive meltdown? What happened to technophobia? What happened to the good old-fashioned luddites?
Worse. What happens when you get an upgrade and have to throw your old computer away? Will you need therapy? My mind is spinning. I need to calm down and focus on the screen. The calming screen. The mouse is so reliable, the cursor so trustworthy... arrgggghhhh it's starting...
[From The Guardian]
Not proper psychological research, but a MORI poll. Interesting though. Apparently: "One in three adults and 44% of youngsters even went so far as to class their machine as a 'trusted friend'" I'm not normally one for swearing but...Holy motherboards Batman! People might become more friendly towards and trusting of their computers than real, live people.
Whatever happened to people attacking their computers with baseball bats after another hard drive meltdown? What happened to technophobia? What happened to the good old-fashioned luddites?
Worse. What happens when you get an upgrade and have to throw your old computer away? Will you need therapy? My mind is spinning. I need to calm down and focus on the screen. The calming screen. The mouse is so reliable, the cursor so trustworthy... arrgggghhhh it's starting...
[From The Guardian]
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