The more complex the system,
     the more that can go wrong with it...


Welcome to the new technology
Great when it works
And in fairness
Most of the time it does
So easy to be taken for granted
Until the Interac
Is no longer working
Cash or credit cards only

5G 6G 7G...
Doesn’t matter how crisp the picture
Clear the sound
When the system goes down
Whether by virus or
God knows what else
Everybody’s computer
Suddenly becomes space junk

While astronomers continually warn
Of a possible EM pulse
From sun flares
That could render any and all
Electronic devices useless
Sending the entire planet
Back to the stone age...

Coming to an ATM near you and me?


© July 8, 2022

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07/09/2022

Author's Note: Inspired by the Canada-wide Rogers system outage today, of which this author is a long-time customer.

Posted on 07/09/2022
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