Comment Re:This is an amusing discussion (Score 1) 211
I live in India and work software professional. I got rid of TV cable 4 months back. My family complained for a while, but now they see the value of extra time they got due to lack of cable TV. We now really read newspaper in the morning, which gives a summerized view of on-goings, and which doesn't force your attention at its own schedule. I never had internet at home, though all my colleagues had it always. I tried to walk to office (6 km), which I felt very refreshing. But pedestrians get little respect from drivers who rule the road here, so I was forced to use my car again.
I have a 30 GB video iPod, a total of 450 GB hard drive storage, digital camera with 2 Gig card, another MP3 player with 20 GB drive, a DVD writer and so on. But I'm not a regular user of any of these. If not for my family, I would have sold my car and used a bus, lived in cheaper house, got rid of cell phone, would have read more books, and spent more time in hobbies, taken care of my farm land, and made frequent visits to my village.
I'm not blaming my family for not allowing me do all this. Afterall, most of my happiness is derived from my family, but it also lead me to own and depend on too many unnecessary gadgets. But some day, I will return to a gadget-free life.It is quite possible in Indian villages.
I have a 30 GB video iPod, a total of 450 GB hard drive storage, digital camera with 2 Gig card, another MP3 player with 20 GB drive, a DVD writer and so on. But I'm not a regular user of any of these. If not for my family, I would have sold my car and used a bus, lived in cheaper house, got rid of cell phone, would have read more books, and spent more time in hobbies, taken care of my farm land, and made frequent visits to my village.
I'm not blaming my family for not allowing me do all this. Afterall, most of my happiness is derived from my family, but it also lead me to own and depend on too many unnecessary gadgets. But some day, I will return to a gadget-free life.It is quite possible in Indian villages.
