Think Indifferent

摘要

Every August, on the splendid Pebble Beach golf course on the Monterey Peninsula in California, pilgrims from all over the world stroll among glittering ranks of the most beautiful automobiles ever made. From mid-'30s Grand Prix racers to postwar Mercedes 300SL gullwings to grandly arrogant Packards, the fabled machines at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance excite a religious fervor in automotive devotees. One hundred miles to the north, the mood at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose is notably less exalted. Yet the devices on display are many of the wonders of what has rightly been called the Second Industrial Revolution. They are far more complex and astonishing than even the most legendary cars, and infinitely more significant historically. Yet despite the miracles of digital technology, these things seem not to ignite passion, love, or even much affection.