food for thought

Eventually, the whole “screen vs. reality” divide becomes obviously absurd. One night, while I’m waiting in line at Austin’s popular Amy’s Ice Cream with a group of attendees, several of them present their digital cameras and mobile devices and aim them at the ice cream flavor board. As I witness this, I wonder if they are all incapable of experiencing anything without placing an LCD screen between themselves and the world. Upon forming this thought, I congratulate myself for being such an incisive social critic. Then I quietly brood while everyone else enjoys ice cream.