Technology today: getting the new scanner working.
Download driver.
Install driver.
Download firmware update.
Install firmware update.
Download software from the App Store.
Install the app.
Download additional software from inside the app.
Install that software.
Finally — scan something.
It works.
And I can’t help but wonder: what do 80-something people do with new hardware if they aren’t old, washed-up computer hacks?
Meanwhile.
What am I going to do about the concentration camps that ICE is building?
Am I going to sit here in my cosy apartment and quietly optimize my scanner settings?
History is not vague about this. In 1930s Germany, most people did not goose-step. They stayed home. They adjusted. They told themselves there was nothing they could do. They folded laundry. They made dinner. They kept their heads down.
Is that what I am doing?
Canceling the Washington Post.
Killing Amazon Prime.
Writing virtual checks.
Is this resistance?