Gatgeds Thingamabobs and whatnots

We have too many gadgets in our society,we worship money and the things it buys.It has now reached the level of the Federal Government we have no choice we are switching from the television broadcast of the past to the future, with it comes the need for a totally new television set. I have a friend that has had open heart surgery I a was staying with him for a few days to help out. He has a new large screen television and sudden link, DVD, blue ray DVD, and all the trimmings. With all of this comes about 4 or 5 different remote controls so I was unable to figure out how to get his television to work completely.He has 200+ channels and nothing to watch in my judgment most is pay per view,re re re re re reruns,and infomercials.I am like what is the use of it all,one remote to turn the television on, one for sudden link,one for each DVD and a all in one that even he can't use and no directions at all.My father had sudden link and the "Damn Remote" one wrong button and only dad who used it for hours on end could right things. Think about it we have World War One era things still working, World War Two things and older,but a airplane made now is in the junk heap in 10 or 15 years because the gadgets on it are out of date. Everything now that is technology is out of date in a year or less. I do not even think anyone really understands how to use all of our gadgets,my friend builds computers and admitted that the all in one remote he did not understand or had not taken the time to learn how to use.So If it takes a techinacal school to teach us how to use each new thing we buy Why???? We will waste our lives on unimportant things as opposed to important things like teaching our children to throw a ball,fish ,read, and spend time with family and friends.