THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.

 

This picture resonated with me because I see the mobile telephone as the worst thing ever invented. Dead-brained slaves to a system that tells them they have no messages and no friends. Sorry. no friends that aren't related to the weather, sports or commercial products like acne cream and the latest handbag. The main problem is that it gives instant gratification and completely removes the need to practice patience.

Like. The most overused expression ever. I note the web page for the pub quiz I attend each week has a string of people saying like, like, like, against the picture that provides a clue or two to questions we will be asked this week. You 'like' a picture of God knows what? What kind of lack of intelligent thought makes it a 'like' situation? For fuck's sake just look at the picture and either understand it or don't but don't 'like' it. This of course is a petty example but a valid one because millions of people will today 'like' a picture of a kitten or a stream of abuse aimed at someone who somehow made the grade and the Facebook idiots agree that they deserved the abuse because they just didn't succeed themselves. Reality is a nasty thing for many and hiding behind other people who are infinitely cleverer than they are and 'liking' is a pastime that doesn't involve reality.

Mobile phones have serious uses in activities like rescue patrols and policing, but they should never have allowed them into private hands. No, I don't have a fucking mobile.