Advances in technology can be empowering, progressive and enriching. History has shown this across civilisations and societies. But it has also shown, and the present and future will continue to show, that it is foolish, risky, flawed and folly without us raising our individual and collective consciousness and mindfulness to accompany it - to ensure we use it shrewdly, kindly and wisely.

Desperation is the father of invention.

People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media.

Reading might be the root of ideas and inventions, even in the case of leisure reading.