Although the techno-democracy practised by affluent societies means that RIM's BlackBerry is not the status symbol that it used to be, they are still capable of stirring up strong reactions. In his entertaining memoir 'Cityboy - Beer and Loathing in the Square Mile',Geraint Anderson castigates the BlackBerry for blurring the work/life divide to the point where its users receive - and respond to - work-related emails at any time, causing them to lose focus on their family life."I firmly believe that this dreadful invention will cause more divorces and neglected childhoods than any other recent technical innovation," Anderson warns. "Most City workers are sleepwalking to death anyway, and the BlackBerry just gave them another excuse to avoid sucking the marrow out of life."
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