Devis Grebu

I duly appreciated this extraordinary electronic invention and try -with little success - to convince my peers of this circumspect atti-tude. For I am a great admirer of human intelligence. I believe it tobe a decisive factor in retaining dignity, which to me is man’s mostvaluable possession. If native intelligence is sown and cultivatedintellectually through individual experience (and that of those whoguide our first steps), through quality reading and the refinement ofvisual and aural tastes, through the balanced and evolving accumu-lation of general knowledge, and, especially, if we are educated in aspirit of tolerance and generosity, we will develop a perfect shellthrough whose natural cracks talent - assuming we posses it - canburst forth. The result is style, personality. If, IN ADDITION, we canafford to own a sophisticated device, like a computer, and if weknow how to exploit it to the full, transforming it into our slave, andnot vice versa, as happens today predominantly among the youngergenerations - only then can we consider ourselves to be truly privi-leged. For, although I retain an allergic reticence in respect of dis-covering the secrets of manipulating this superb monster, I continu-ally exploit its advantages in respect of time-saving, research, aes-thetic metamorphoses and rapid postal services, which are of a highquality and free of charge. I use intermediaries, whether voluntary orpaid. Thus, in conclusion, I feel no sense of aversion towards thecomputer, and even less the Internet, despite being strongly and aspersuasively as possible against their use as substitutes for the brain- which, unfortunately, especially for the younger generations, as Iobserve with loathing, sadness and disappointment, is degeneratingwith each day that passes. I also believe that both the computerand the mobile phone - two gadgets that have become means ofassertion on the ladder of the consumer society - should not beused for frivolous entertainment, but rather the purpose for whichthey were initially designed. All the more so the Internet - which Ido not view individually, but instead as an important component ofthe services provided by a judicious and well-controlled use of thisrobot, which can also be docile, like a domestic animal. Any changeof attitude in respect of this phenomenon can only be broughtabout by the clinical death of my intelligence.I duly appreciated this extraordinary electronic invention and try -with little success - to convince my peers of this circumspect atti-tude. For I am a great admirer of human intelligence. I believe it tobe a decisive factor in retaining dignity, which to me is man’s mostvaluable possession. If native intelligence is sown and cultivatedintellectually through individual experience (and that of those whoguide our first steps), through quality reading and the refinement ofvisual and aural tastes, through the balanced and evolving accumu-lation of general knowledge, and, especially, if we are educated in aspirit of tolerance and generosity, we will develop a perfect shellthrough whose natural cracks talent - assuming we posses it - canburst forth. The result is style, personality. If, IN ADDITION, we canafford to own a sophisticated device, like a computer, and if weknow how to exploit it to the full, transforming it into our slave, andnot vice versa, as happens today predominantly among the youngergenerations - only then can we consider ourselves to be truly privi-leged. For, although I retain an allergic reticence in respect of dis-covering the secrets of manipulating this superb monster, I continu-ally exploit its advantages in respect of time-saving, research, aes-thetic metamorphoses and rapid postal services, which are of a highquality and free of charge. I use intermediaries, whether voluntary orpaid. Thus, in conclusion, I feel no sense of aversion towards thecomputer, and even less the Internet, despite being strongly and aspersuasively as possible against their use as substitutes for the brain- which, unfortunately, especially for the younger generations, as Iobserve with loathing, sadness and disappointment, is degeneratingwith each day that passes. I also believe that both the computerand the mobile phone - two gadgets that have become means ofassertion on the ladder of the consumer society - should not beused for frivolous entertainment, but rather the purpose for whichthey were initially designed. All the more so the Internet - which Ido not view individually, but instead as an important component ofthe services provided by a judicious and well-controlled use of thisrobot, which can also be docile, like a domestic animal. Any changeof attitude in respect of this phenomenon can only be broughtabout by the clinical death of my intelligence.