Slow To Change and Proud of It!

Long live VHS players and Blockbuster.

Illustration by Melanie Lambrick  

THE MAN ON the radio said, “Set your smart speaker to NPR.” Hah. That’ll be the day.

I don’t want Jeff Bezos listening in on my home life, which I assume is how he spends his downtime, along with fantasizing about replacing human workers with robots. I might even get a smart speaker, just to taunt him. “Hey, Alexa, I’m going out shopping now. You know, buying locally. Can I pick up anything for you?” Of course, by not having one of those devices, I can’t spontaneously shout across the room, “Hey [insert name you just forgot], play some Beatles.”

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