Today on the noon news, channel 5 was discussing a new satellite that is being launched into space today. It is the biggest one ever launched and its purpose is to provide satellite signal to cell phones at all times so that people can get internet and tv on their cell phones. Subscribers will never have to worry about loss of connection because the satellite will always be there sending out a signal.
I don't even want to know how many millions (maybe even billions) of dollars it has taken and will take for this endeavor just so we can watch tv on our cell phones!! Give me a break! People are already attached enough to their cell phones without having tv available on them! It's not like we don't have big screens at home.
There are starving, unloved, diseased, and dying people all over this world who would be happy and much improved to be able to live on a dollar a day. It seems like our priorities are very out of place. I urge you not to be a supporter of this satellite project. Instead of spending money on something for your cell phone, donate something to someone in need.
Enough is enough. Americans are too obsessed with the next technological advancements that we have forgotten the simple truths and values that matter most in life. This world is too hard because we allow our lives to be too complex. I cannot say it better than Thoreau so I will leave you with his words:
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
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