Gadget crazy
For some people the complexity of a gadget is half the pleasure of it.
In Victorian times, the ordinary bicycle (Penny Farthing) was the epitome of chic. When John Dunlop invented the pnuematic tire that made the utility 'safety' bicycle practical, the 'wheelmen' were unimpressed but the result was bought and used by the masses.
Too many computer systems and computer-controlled systems today are gadgets rather than tools. That they work at all is the miracle. I can turn on a light switch without understanding how the generator at the power station works. Why do people imagine that a knowledge of how the Internet works should be necessary to use it?
