I WONDER if at some point it’ll all just merge, or disperse us? Technology has become pervasive, some would argue invasive, in our lives. Should there be rules, can we make rules? Let’s start with something that’s become so close to us it may soon be defined as a body part. Something that never gets left behind, like family.Cellphones are central to our ability to be functional in our modern, everyday lives, although I do know a couple of people who still refuse to have a cellphone. At some point I suggested that we introduce an international Cellphone-Off Day, perhaps January 2 every year — a day of rest.All very well, but I’m not sure I could survive without one all the time. The truth is that I now have two — one for business and one private — in my new line of work you have to split the two.One day SIM cards will be implants, so that’ll sort that out. One day they’ll be organisms, biological. One day…Having to be connected is just one of those blurry lines we deal with in our co...
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