How Gadgets Lose Their Magic

How Gadgets Lose Their Magic But now my daydreams are different. As technological magic becomes routine, I wonder whether a visit to a preindustrial society might teach me more than it teaches them. The only thing more fascinating than our technology is the idea of...

How Gadgets Lose Their Magic

But now my daydreams are different. As technological magic becomes routine, I wonder whether a visit to a preindustrial society might teach me more than it teaches them. The only thing more fascinating than our technology is the idea of getting along without it. Maybe the way to recapture the magic is to turn all that stuff off.

I’ve been repeatedly amazed by how enamored much of the tech community has been with the idea of getting away from the gadgets that they make a living designing, selling, using, and reviewing.

About the Author

Charles Jones is the lead web designer at an evangelical seminary, where he's pursuing a masters in Christian Education, and holds a bachelors in youth ministry. He's a husband, father of two, and aspiring writer. Aside from design, coding, and getting smacked around in Halo 3, Charles is interested in education, economics, and kitschy sci-fi TV from the nineties. Xbox Live: Elmo McElroy