B is for...
Bleeding Edge
I have a love / hate relationship with technology. Generally, I am conservative when it means spending my money on stuff. I'll only buy proven things and definitely not the first generation of new tech. Fortunately, I also work in technology where my inclination is to try new things. Also, lots of technology is free! I... guess... I get what I pay for?
All these little emotional cuts to my psyche from crap software and junky hardware take their toll. For one, when a person complains about something not working I am torn... 1) technology sucks, so find an easier way, it only creates more problems not solves anything, and 2) people are stupid, need their hands held to push a button, are unreliable. Well, I also tend to trust technology to do exactly what its old every time. I don't believe in spontaneous errors. Someone did something "spontaneous" aka wrong.
I have a love / hate relationship with technology. Generally, I am conservative when it means spending my money on stuff. I'll only buy proven things and definitely not the first generation of new tech. Fortunately, I also work in technology where my inclination is to try new things. Also, lots of technology is free! I... guess... I get what I pay for?
All these little emotional cuts to my psyche from crap software and junky hardware take their toll. For one, when a person complains about something not working I am torn... 1) technology sucks, so find an easier way, it only creates more problems not solves anything, and 2) people are stupid, need their hands held to push a button, are unreliable. Well, I also tend to trust technology to do exactly what its old every time. I don't believe in spontaneous errors. Someone did something "spontaneous" aka wrong.