The take over of the glowing boxes

I am responding to a great post by Quacklin Featherbottom.

Greetings, Quacklin Featherbottom,

I have never spoken to a duck before, but I have heard such tales of doing so in the myths that I grew up with as a child. Did you happen to be a human before you were a duck? This is the most common for speaking animals in my time of ancient Greece.

I am also living in New York! I will come and attempt to find you tomorrow by the pond.

I have also noticed how tied this new generation is to the internet. 

In ancient Greece, our dependence on the gods was not much different. When Thea (the woman I live with) also experienced the punishment of Verizon, I saw her distress, and, based on what she explained about the situation, I assumed a god had acted out of anger. Like how Demeter punishes us every winter because her daughter decided to run off with Hades. In winter, when the grapes my father harvests wither due to the cold being too forceful, we all pray. So, when Thea was distressed, I prayed to Verizon because you would assume that was the best thing to do. But no. Thea giggled at me. It was honestly a bit embarrassing. But I am still confused. All of their lives are built upon the glowing metal boxes that they call the internet. And it is all somehow connected so that we can all communicate and see everything and everywhere all at once. Tell me that is not a creation of the gods. 

I agree with your assessment. A pillar of the Ancient Greek lifestyle is a balance in worship. Let’s say, for simplicity’s sake, that the Internet is a god and has children like Verizon. While at some points it may be important to pray and worship this god, it is also important to have a well-rounded worship. For example, connecting with Poseidon and Niads at the pond. Witnessing the magic and beauty that nature beholds. They stare too much at their glowing boxes and forget the beautiful world around them.