| | I haven't read this whole article and was only reviewing it in the process of updating my boss, Robert Flashman's vita (selected citations). Skipping down to where my bosses, Bob Flashman and Sam Quick were mentioned, I find that they are being called Luddites. I think you're reading things into the "Simply Beautiful" publication that aren't there. Simplifying your life does not mean running technology out of it, and I think Bob and Sam would be among the first to tell you that. It does mean reducing your clutter, deciding what is really important to you, and making the decision to avoid doing those things that are not meaningful to you. Technology could help or hinder you in doing this; you have to make your own decisions about that. I don't see how saying this makes them Luddites.
The reasoning being used in the section of this article that I did read reminds me of today's political debates. Even intelligent people don't seem to want to talk reasonably, but prefer casting aspersions and reading things into other's motivations that simply aren't there. This applies to both sides. We would be better off if we could talk reasonably and not demonize people without being sure what they're really thinking.
I'm glad that today's technology has provided healing to you. Bob and Sam, I am certain, would be glad of that, also.
Alex Lesueur, Jr.
University of Kentucky
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