An application like RjDj is neat, it’s fun, it’s “trippy.”

However it is just one more bottomless time-sink entering into our lives that does nothing but distract us from more important pursuits. Do not misunderstand me, having fun IS an important pursuit. But constantly having our time absorbed by more and more media and communication channels and applications is senseless, and not worth constantly promoting. For example, I may use this application while sitting on the train on the way into the city. We must ask in such a situation, what is lost and what is gained? Well, clearly I would be entertained and it would pass the time. On the other hand though, I might miss out on meeting the person I am sitting next to and perhaps I will distract or annoy others. I would certainly be distracting myself from actually Thinking.

If you want a better example, look at Scoble’s dilemma between updating Twitter and tending to his son.

Ultimately, Too Much technology or media will deprecate our humanity–by injuring our relationships with oneself and with others–rather than enhancing it. That is my point.

How is that perpetuating consumerism, exactly?

Yes, I can see how this would be useless for some people, but from the perspective of creative types who make music, this could be something that is actually useful.

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