Reflecting on yesterday's posting about state parks in Michigan and elsewhere introducing wireless Internet service --
There may come a time when it'll be necessary to enact laws or rules creating wireless-free, cell-free, and even humanmade-light-free zones if we are going to have any experience of the wonder of true absorption in the natural world. Exceptions on the cell-free, of course, could be made for emergency workers or other special needs. But if there are no longer places to go where you can't see a full night sky, and realize you can't get your e-mail and that the world immediately around you is your support, study and mystery, something truly human will have been lost. As someone e-mailed yesterday, perhaps those who want to get their e-mail in the wilderness should stay home in the first place and enjoy a virtual campsite. Holograms, whatever.
Posted by Dave at February 4, 2005 09:49 AM