Man Thinks

 cause he rules the earth he can do with it as he please

And if things don’t change soon, he will

Oh, man has invented his doom

First step was touching the moon (dylan)

far be it for me to disagree with Mr Dylan....of course he was right.......but in todays lesson i believe the first step was the creation of the ATM........in our little world that would be the Citibank ATM on the corner of 75th and 3rd......the concept of having access to your $$ in the bank ( not that i had any) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week was intriguing.........and my circle of friends  being all of 12 or 13 years old,  we saw this tiny room with an ATM as a potentially warm and dry place to drink beer when the elements were against us..... and so Steven McCormack opened an account and received a coveted debit card......and now we had a place to drink a beer or smoke a joint without being exposed to harsh weather....ah but i digress.

soon...the convenient ATM lead the way for banks to close or shorten their hours........soon non bank affiliated ATMs sprouted up in bodegas , outside train stations, at ballparks and arenas.....places where you were isolated or desperate for access to your own $$.........and with that came fees......big fees.....first the ATM that you used would charge you......then the bank that housed your $$ would charge you for using a ATM that was not their own........i was finally outraged when PNC bank bought the Garden State Arts Center.......installed PNC bank ATMs .....and began charging $10 for usage.......one desperate night and only once i fell victim..... after that i planned my cash on hand well in advance....moved all of my accounts to CHASE and if i can't get to a chase atm, i do without....

around this time the internet was exploding........every retailer hand their own website.......at first they asked if you wanted to create an account with your email to receive a discount and emails on upcoming sales.......it quickly morphed into our current situation where you can't even purchase something without registering and giving up your birthday.

and now its the APP.......no more physical tickets to concerts, ballgames or even the train.......buy it on the APP and download......Wall Street ? no more physical certificates....everything is computerized.

below deck Med ?  the Boat crashed becuase of computer malfunction.

Nuclear Sites.....Weapon Depots.....Fighter Jets, Tanks, your personal vehicle ?  all controlled by a computer

we are the ultimate fatted Calf being groomed for the slaughter........our entire existence hangs in the balance of the computer..........

and now come the hackers........pipelines paying ransoms.......Meat distributors being shut down for days.......doesn't anybody else see what's happening ?    WE ARE DOOMED........death by our own technology......i hope i am wrong....but i doubt that i am........but hey, lets talk about what flavor ice cream Joe Bidens eating....ha ha ha........so glad the scary orange man is gone so i can bury my head in the sand.

Oh, man is opposed to fair play

He wants it all and he wants it his way