With the sudden chill in the air, another Applefest to celebrate and these ever-shortening days there is no denying the year is quickly coming to a close. 2017 has just flown by, a whirlwind of Trump-isms, extremist rage, mass murder and natural (or perhaps human-made) disaster... and apps! More, and more apps being created to simplify our lives.
Back in the year 2000, there was no such thing as an app. There is no way we could have imagined you’d need your own app to prove you existed, and that your big, clunky mobile phone would be filled with magical buttons that would transform your day to day existence.
Echoing the words of BIMTAC member Susanna Braund, I am all for innovation, BUT... is another app really what we need?
Whether the problem that needs solving is transportation, energy efficiency or five year-olds learning the alphabet... I am just not convinced that app creation is the best way forward. Some people might describe it as tinkering on the edges, while the hard messy work required to make real change.
Apps are often entertaining, great tools for time wasting, and YES its true sometimes they are really, truly useful. With so many being created, though, I can’t help but think that most are simply digital clutter.
Don’t take my word for it... after all, I am one of those people who, in the 90s looked at the Internet and thought, “THAT’s not going anywhere!”
So Bowen Islanders, correct me if I’m wrong. Can we trust app developers to fix the missing links in Bowen life, to save us from ourselves?
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