“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin is one of my favorite short stories, because the discussion goes on long after the story ends. (For those unfamiliar, the story depicts a utopian city, which depends upon the suffering of a single child. You can read it in Le Guin’s collection,
I was startled to read your first line -- I’ve been thinking about Ursula Le Guin myself. But then again, she’s so good, probably we should all be given 1.5-2 hours/week time off from our jobs, just to sit around and think about ULG. I agree with all you write, though I probably break my personal embargo a little more than you do, maybe a few times a year. More than anything, I agree with your stance on Community Coffee. The best!
It IS easy to not use Amazon (at least directly) for the vast majority of us. It's funny you mention gmail because I've been cogitating how to get off it myself. But damn, does it have its fingers in everything, which is all the more reason to bail, I think.
A friend did it. As long as you don’t try to delete your Google account, switching to something else isn’t a problem. Deleting a google account has all sorts of repercussions with things you didn’t know used it. Which is how they like it.
I was startled to read your first line -- I’ve been thinking about Ursula Le Guin myself. But then again, she’s so good, probably we should all be given 1.5-2 hours/week time off from our jobs, just to sit around and think about ULG. I agree with all you write, though I probably break my personal embargo a little more than you do, maybe a few times a year. More than anything, I agree with your stance on Community Coffee. The best!
I need to read more Le Guin. Tombs of Atuan is next...
It IS easy to not use Amazon (at least directly) for the vast majority of us. It's funny you mention gmail because I've been cogitating how to get off it myself. But damn, does it have its fingers in everything, which is all the more reason to bail, I think.
A friend did it. As long as you don’t try to delete your Google account, switching to something else isn’t a problem. Deleting a google account has all sorts of repercussions with things you didn’t know used it. Which is how they like it.