Clear-eyed

This is a smart take on the whole Apple iPhone unlocking/bricking. The religious view gives it an interesting twist. IPhone fans and hackers are up in arms that Apple released an update that disabled much of the stuff they downloaded that wasn't authorized. We can argue whether Apple should or shouldn't open up the phone to third-party hacks.

The episode points to something amiss in society. People want what they want, and they want it now. They, we, aren't willing to wait for a better version of something, knowing it will come. We want it right, straight out of the box. And we're treating the device--as cool as it is--as this world-changing thing, when all it is, is a phone. That's all. By itself, it won't solve global warming, the situation in Iraq, the situation in Myanmar. If we only attached the same amount of significance to those areas, imagine what could be accomplished.