Comments on: Better than Owning? http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/ publishing, technology, media, philosophy, a bit of politics. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:02:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dawn upfold http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/comment-page-1/#comment-7978 dawn upfold Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:46:16 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/#comment-7978 kevin kelly lives the consumer dream, and in that child's illusion. the decrepit state of quebec roads and infrastructure quickly refutes the validity of living 'as if' owning without responsibility for maintenance. certainly he raises an important point, but to decide to embrace this philosophy is to become wells' eloi. even the 'net he presumes to "summon" can fall (and is falling right now, in the face of bell bandwidth throttling and threats to net neutrality). there are never fewer responsibilities; simply choices to embrace, or ignore them. kevin kelly lives the consumer dream, and in that child’s illusion. the decrepit state of quebec roads and infrastructure quickly refutes the validity of living ‘as if’ owning without responsibility for maintenance. certainly he raises an important point, but to decide to embrace this philosophy is to become wells’ eloi. even the ‘net he presumes to “summon” can fall (and is falling right now, in the face of bell bandwidth throttling and threats to net neutrality).

there are never fewer responsibilities; simply choices to embrace, or ignore them.

]]> By: Hugh McGuire http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/comment-page-1/#comment-7972 Hugh McGuire Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:56:44 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/#comment-7972 agreed: http://blog.bookoven.com/2009/01/29/my-bookshelf/ agreed: http://blog.bookoven.com/2009/01/29/my-bookshelf/

]]> By: Christine Prefontaine http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/comment-page-1/#comment-7964 Christine Prefontaine Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:43:17 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/#comment-7964 Yes, yes. I know. Then I can read them when I'm in a queue somewhere. Fully agree. But still not willing to give up the object. Besides, they're an important part of my home decor ;) And I have not yet given in to the iPhone. Still in Blackberry phase. Yes, yes. I know. Then I can read them when I’m in a queue somewhere. Fully agree. But still not willing to give up the object. Besides, they’re an important part of my home decor ;)

And I have not yet given in to the iPhone. Still in Blackberry phase.

]]> By: Hugh http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/comment-page-1/#comment-7963 Hugh Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:28:02 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/#comment-7963 stick em all on yer iphone! stick em all on yer iphone!

]]> By: Christine Prefontaine http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/comment-page-1/#comment-7962 Christine Prefontaine Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:23:19 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2009/01/27/better-than-owning/#comment-7962 Movies and audio, okay, I get it. But give up my dusty bookshelves? The traces of my past obsessions. The books I bought and intend to read *someday*. Never! Movies and audio, okay, I get it. But give up my dusty bookshelves? The traces of my past obsessions. The books I bought and intend to read *someday*. Never!

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