There is an amusing message flitting around Facebook. I have copied and pasted it below:
For those of you who cannot cope with fuzzy images, it reads:
‘For those of my generation who do not, and cannot, comprehend why Facebook exists: I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the same principles. Therefore, every day I walk down the street and tell passersby what I have eaten, how I feel at the moment, what I have done the night before, what I will do later and with whom. I give them pictures of my family, my dog, of me gardening, taking things apart in the garage, standing in front of landmarks, having lunch and doing what anybody and everybody does every day. I also listen to their conversations, give them ‘thumbs up’ and tell them that I “like” them. And it works just like Facebook. I have four people following me already: 2 police officers, a private investigator and a psychiatrist.’
The post reminds me of the politically incorrect tale of the Mexican, the Indian and the American…
Three guys are sitting in a sauna: a Mexican, an Indian, and an American.
The Mexican and the American are showing off their latest gadgets.
The American says, “Hey, look what I got: the new Google Glass!”
The Mexican & the Indian say, “Wow, that’s nice, man.”
Then the Mexican guy says, “Check out my new phone; it’s a watch!”
The American and the Indian say, “Very cool, dude.”
The Indian guy has nothing to show these guys, so he gets up and disappears off to the bathroom. Then he comes back 5 minutes later from the bathroom still naked with paper hanging out of his butt crack.
The Mexican and the American say, “Hey, you have something hanging out of your arse.”
The Indian guy says, “Oh look, I’m receiving a Fax!”
As we humans face up to an AI/AGI revolution that most people can’t see coming yet, we should get well used to maintaining a sense of humour around technology. For when it takes over, the only things that will keep us humans manifest and distinct will be our irrational sense of humour and capacity to still crack inappropriate jokes.
Dominic Wightman is the Editor of Country Squire Magazine.
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