I was messing around (I AM ON TASK) checking things on wordpress – and I noticed a new button up the top – it said turbo (does anyone remember having a turbo button on their computer? I do, when you pushed it too much you travelled into the future. I remember once I pushed it and woke up in Alaska wearing a moose yelling “FREEDOM FOR THE MOOSES!”). Anywho – my mac said I had to asked politely to download a program (Gears) to speed things up. I was cynical. Hold on – let’s rephrase that – I am cynical. Downloading programs isn’t something I do willy nilly; until I saw one word that made it all ok.
Google.
Isn’t it funny how you trust some companies, but wouldn’t trust others? Google and Apple are probably the only two companies I feel like I have a relationship with. Google (which has access to my emails, websites I visit, credit card info and sensitive company data) is more like your rich, er.., super rich, omnipresent uncle (doesn’t everyone have an omnipresent uncle?) and Apple is kinda like the girl you liked who wouldn’t talk to you at highschool. Cool to be associated with, but, she doesn’t actually like you. To be honest, I rely pretty strongly on both my omnipresent uncle and that girl from high school to run my businesses, generate income, entertain myself and keep in touch with people I love. Without them – I hate to say it, life would be more difficult – or at the very least aesthetically less appealing.
Less Appealing
New Zealand’s most trusted brand is Cadbury. Drumming monkey aside, what does it take to trust a chocolate factory?
What does it take to trust a human?
I’ve heard that one of the greatest questions Post Modern’s ask is “Who can I trust?”, not just in the company sense, but with family, relationships and spirituality. I guess the other side of that question is: can I be trusted? Am I am a man who can be trusted with time, money, relationships – or do I use them to climb up proverbial ladders?
