Small Object, Large Subject

Laptop computers have become somewhat of an epidemic. I don’t know anyone who does not own and actively use one. A laptop is the ultimate way to stay connected to the rest of the world. Often people, especially students, consider their laptop to be their prized possession. It is always within easy reach and a lot of people take their laptop with them wherever they go. Perhaps it is the fear of feeling completely isolated that causes people to be so attached to their laptops. The world has become so much smaller. We are used to being able to get in touch with a friend anywhere and at anytime. We always want to be somewhere where we can connect to a wireless network and often feel quite twitchy when we have to put up with being outside any kind of network.

Laptops also make it possible for us to carry our life around with us. They contain our music libraries, our pictures, they give us access to the internet which in turn gives us access to other people’s lives…the list goes on. They also have hundreds of applications designed to make our lives easier and entertain us at all times. We would be lost and bored without our laptops to focus on.

Companies that make laptop computers have noticed how attached we are to our laptops and have exploited this attachment to a point where everyone wants to have the newest, most advanced laptop. They take extra time and money to make laptops look aesthetically pleasing when they don’t really have to be so that more people will want them.

Whether this epidemic of laptops is really a bad thing, I’m not entirely sure. I know I am very attached to my laptop; it’s usually with me all the time and I can’t really picture my life without it. Is this a bad thing? Honestly, I’m not sure.