“We used to wonder what the world was coming to.
Now we just ask Alexa.”
Once upon a time, when newspapers were black and white and people wore hats without irony, there was a great tradition of peering into the future with a furrowed brow and a strong cup of tea.
But these days? The Sage notes that we don’t so much ponder as query. Siri, Alexa, Google—our great philosophical oracles now come with rechargeable batteries and unsolicited shopping suggestions.
“Where is the world heading?”
“Here’s a recipe for banana bread and your package is arriving Thursday.”
It’s not that we’ve stopped wondering. We’ve just outsourced the wondering to something with better signal.
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