“Remember gadgets? They were little electronic things that did stuff for you.
“They would play music or record videos or give you directions or let you play games on the go. They were fun.
“Everyone had them. Everyone wanted them. There were whole magazines and websites and even TV shows devoted to them.
“For 30 or 40 years, through recessions and war, through stability and revolutions, they were always there, one gadget after another, from transistor radios to TRS-80s to Walkmen and Gameboys, then iPods and Flips, GoPros and Fitbits.
“We were sure gadgets would always be with us, because they had always been with us, and it was good.
“But no. Winter is coming for gadgets. Or maybe winter has already come for gadgets.”
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