Quietly Change Their Behavior

morning cbc
alert to all consumers
your program's been writ

wall street controls andt
the object is behavior
it is to be changed

without one's knowledge
through psychological names
on consumer goods

to millenials
you are right for the fodder
that feeds the machine

you get what you buy
technology addiction
it's all in the name

and you've got sore feet
walking all day with head down
the world escaped

to your private cell
or your home pad your i-pod
movie in private

your present was writ
technology has you trapped
the institution

provides walking-cells
and i-pods (latin: sore feet)
just another screen


stan sand

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 7/9/2019 4:29:00 PM
Just the other day, I told one of my sons that in his lifetime 'people' will be more 'device' than 'human.' He laughed at me. I cried... Speaks volumes. :) gw
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Sand Blown
Date: 7/9/2019 5:10:00 PM
that's something about getting older...actual intelligence is for the most part 'time relative'...looking back, i was blind as a bat : /
Date: 7/6/2019 5:17:00 PM
Do you know I read somewhere the other day that the younger generations of the human species seem to be developing horns in the back of their skulls due to the extended use of technology like smartphones and tablets.(probably includes me :)...well, maybe not, nah, maybe. Scary stuff.
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Date: 7/6/2019 7:19:00 PM
what i'm about to say is just a joke...hmmphcof...the devil is in the technology
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 7/6/2019 5:17:00 PM
https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/younger-generations-are-growing-horns-in-the-back-of-their-head/news-story/246c5dfb45d39c8200c9052b4a841c6e
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