A Plea for Nothing

Kate Braid must live in a totally different world then most of us, her "none physical life" seems more like fantasy then fact. I'm sure what she states about her experiences with her family are true, but she sees those experiences as though they are universal. It's highly unlikely that most families "do not let any meat touch their lips that has not been fried, baked or boiled until it is grey in color". These are characteristics of a seriously neurotic life style and certainly not one that most people choose. Kate talks of how avoiding a dirty, hands on kind of living seems impossible to her, yet in her eyes she thinks most people do. This is just false, the vast majority of people, especially in rural areas are still highly connected to the material world. She seems to be the one that is detached from the world, willingly ignorant of how most people live. To her we are becoming a "nation of space people" so tuned in to our digital lives that we have no interest in the "real" world. These are the ramblings of some one who is fundamentally out of touch, it is true that we do spend more time in the digital world then past generations, but for the majority who don't treat computers like a narcotic this Age is one of great knowledge and communication. I do agree with Kate that the simple pleasures in life are the greatest. Hard work, a breath of fresh air, or start gazing, but there's a point at which a line should be drawn, for Kate sounds just a little bit crazy.