"Yes, the internet, and we can carry it around in our pockets. It's amazing to have access to all of human knowledge in the palm of your hand, but it's got its downsides. My friend calls his smartphone 'the Devil's contraption'. Sometimes I'm inclined to agree with him."
The late Holy Father had gently dissuaded him from running the Secretary of State's Twitter account himself. The reason given had been that he was far too busy for that; the real reason, which they both knew, was that it would be far too easy for his temper to be tripped.
He'd deleted the app as soon as that conversation was over, and he'd felt so much better for it.
"No flying cars, though. Probably a good thing. Roman drivers are bad enough already, I wouldn't want to add a third dimension to the mix." He chuckles.
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"Yes, the internet, and we can carry it around in our pockets. It's amazing to have access to all of human knowledge in the palm of your hand, but it's got its downsides. My friend calls his smartphone 'the Devil's contraption'. Sometimes I'm inclined to agree with him."
The late Holy Father had gently dissuaded him from running the Secretary of State's Twitter account himself. The reason given had been that he was far too busy for that; the real reason, which they both knew, was that it would be far too easy for his temper to be tripped.
He'd deleted the app as soon as that conversation was over, and he'd felt so much better for it.
"No flying cars, though. Probably a good thing. Roman drivers are bad enough already, I wouldn't want to add a third dimension to the mix." He chuckles.