This had me thinking about my grade 4 teacher. I remember, just like it was yesterday, her telling my class that within our lifetimes there would be no more paper money and no more coins. "Everything will just be points," she said, "and you'll pay for things with a plastic card and your paycheque will just show up as points in your account." I remember thinking she was crazy. No paper money, no written cheques... in my lifetime? No way, I thought! Granted, we aren't quite there yet (e.g., my favourite produce store only accepts cash), but we are pretty damn close. Today alone:
- points automatically went from my employer to my two bank accounts
- points automatically went from my employer to the government (for my taxes, CPP, EI) and to my pension plan
- points automatically went from my bank account to my student loan accounts
- points went from my other bank account to my two credit cards and my cell phone company via online banking
- points went from that bank account to an RSP account
And, what's more, for signing up for a new internet connection1, I got a "100 point" AmEx card. Each point is worth $1, so I'm not sure why they don't just call it a $100 card. But regardless. I used it to buy myself a bluetooth headset for my beloved Treo. So, yes, now I'm going to be one of those people, walking around with an earphone, looking like I'm talking to myself. On the plus side, when I'm talking to myself, people will just thinking I'm on my phone now.
1and it wasn't even really a new internet connection. I was just going to change the account from Danielle's name to mine, but the customer service person said, "why don't we just cancel hers and start one in your name? There's no connection fee and you'll get a free gift and a free router/modem."
2 comments:
It's okay that you're one of those people as long as you only wear it when you're actually talking to someone. If you're one of those people that wears it all the time, like while eating lunch in the food court or using a bathroom, and you're just wearing it in case someone calls and you need the instantaneously ability to talk hands-free, then I probably can't hang out with you anymore.
I promise to only wear it when I'm talking to someone or talking to myself and wanting people to just think I'm on the phone instead of knowing that I'm a crazy person.
Besides, if I wore it to the bathroom, I'd undoubtedly drop it in the toilet.
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