These modern times

There are times when waiting in the air-conditioned comfort of the office till late hours seems a better proposition than starting the long journey home

The modern world assumes that all technological innovation is for the good. Tech giants come up with ever-new versions of gadgets and car companies, old and new, race to launch the first driverless vehicle. The pace of change is too fast to keep track of, and that itself is taken as a sign of the wondrous Eden we are lucky to be born in.

I am part of the slim minority that, although it partakes of these treasures, is not sure how it feels about them. I hate the mobile. Its buzz is enough to raise my heartbeat. Rarely is