At the Crossroads - towards a digital future?

At the crossroads, as night falls, it is difficult to see our way forward in the failing light. Ahead lie the twinkling, seductive lights of the City of Ultimate Machines. Behind us, the howling pack of the Festival of Reason drives us relentlessly onwards and will show no mercy. Where lies our safety? Dead ahead, "all watched over by machines of loving grace"? Or maybe we should turn off this road and search for Bridgid in the hills, accepting a harder road in exchange for a better destination?

Warning: this talk will examine our abusive relationship with modern technology. It will contain strong language and may contain opinions that some people may find upsetting and offensive.