File this under the "People will complain about anything" category. Some schools in the UK are removing analog clocks because kids can't tell time on them. I know what some are thinking. Those damn kids and their cellphones, digital watches, and iPhones are ruining it for everyone. But hold on a minute.
Can you use a telegram machine? Can you speak in Morse code? Probably not. In fact, few people can these days. But in the 1800's I'm sure it was a popular way of communicating. When the telegram machine was phased out, I'm sure people complained about the telephone and how those damn kids and their phones are destroying society. See a pattern?
Just because technology changes doesn't mean it makes life worse. In fact, in 85% of cases, advancements in technology make our lives much better than before. Analog clocks are cool to me, I still have an analog watch. But this isn't a big deal. In fact, if your life is so good that this is all you can complain about, than you should drop to your knees and thank God for being alive right now.
I think that as a society we worry way to much about thing that don't matter and worry too little about things that do matter.
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