I thought only digicams were sent here by the devil... not so. I have found something else sent from below that is causing a complete societal disruption and turning normal social people into complete antisocial assholes. This of course, is the iPod and all wanna-be types of nano tech personal media players.

Look around the city. Everyone has one. Everybody on the subway, street bumbs, everyone. Now people can continually listen to music and never have to say a word to anyone ever again. The most interaction you have is buying gum and you grunt in acknowledgement of how much the vendor states is the cost of the purchase.

"Okay, give me a second while I sort through my change" is now a grunt.

If I need to listen to music, I have a computer to play tunes, and a car to play tunes. I don't need a speaker in my ear 24/7 bound to music like Peggy Bundy's ass to a couch. I enjoy speaking to strangers and shooting comments at people.

iPod and similar technology are going to be the catalyst for the next great depression. Except this depression will be emotional only. Stocks won't fall, gas prices won't increase, poverty levels won't go through the roof. We will just have more available job opportunities from all the idiots committing suicide when the batteries run out and the corner store is closed for the night.