Gery Seidl
When I think back, my first childhood memory is about the word security, the "Helmi Children's Traffic Club." It was all about safety. A smorgasbord of things to watch out for when cycling. When you master your way to school alone for the first time, use a seat belt and much more. A wonderful idea.
But as with all things, the dose makes the poison. Because when you are made aware of how to do something right, you are constantly confronted with the fact that you can not do it "right" and something happens. So where does one draw the line between "should one know" and "nobody will probably think about that"?
American-style security measures, where the reference to the microwave oven calls attention to "not drying a pet in it," are old hat. But it seems to me that safety instructions are also increasing here. Why is that? Is it because the grower is forced to respond to every possible and impossible use of the product? Is it better for the state to pay attention to us or is the human being simply stupefied and the market has recognized this.
What should be expected of the voting, thinking person and his offspring? Do I wear a helmet on the ski slope or not? When does the time come when it will be prescribed to me? Is then only the helmet obligatory or do I have to wear a back protector. Knee and elbow pads. An avalanche pistil. Of course not! The helmet will do. Oh, right? We will see.
The car of tomorrow is now equipped with the most modern equipment. Various cameras scan the area around us and give us every possible information. A lane change without flashing can only happen by force, as the car controls it. Driving on the front man up to a permitted level is no longer possible because the car brakes by itself. Based on your driving behavior, the car recognizes when you are tired and advises you to take a break. These are just a few of the ways that give me a sense of "security." Apart from the fact that I can program various seating positions, the car immediately recognizes me on my phone and bumps into a heavy tinnitus, if I did not strap on right after the start.
Of course, this is all my safety, as far as I understand it. What happens, however, when all the mechanisms go independent. Recently it has happened at a car brand that I open the car with the remote control and the engine starts independently. So what if my car suddenly decides to brake with all its might because it suspects an obstacle? Impossible? Oh, right! We will see.
How will we deal with it when our car, after realizing that the driver is tired, simply drives to the next car park and gives us an hour off. And woe, if not rested during this break. For days we are stuck in the parking lot. At least until our car decides again that we are allowed to drive on. "You can switch that off," says the designer. Naturally. But how much longer?
Is it the magic that brings us further or is it the "ghosts" that we will never get rid of at some point?
Is it the magic that brings us further or is it the "ghosts" that we will not get rid of at some point? The fact that our parents at that time were lying in the car - I was on the hat rack and my brother in the back seat of our Opel Records - would cost my dad's driving license for life. It was like that back then. Neckrests and straps did not exist or were not used. The handlebar was rigid, but the bumper was still a bumper and not a fairing. The tin was so thick that you could have used it to build a second car. In a Beetle year 1957 believed to fly at a speed of 80 km / h.
All the snow of yesterday. Humans have become faster and that requires more security. No matter where he moves. But especially in the air. Today I can get into the U200 unhindered with 1 kg explosive and sink the St. Stephen's Cathedral in the newly renovated Virgil Chapel, but I can not get into the plane with my hair gel. Should I be happy now and enjoy the freedom of the subway or question the meaningfulness of the restrictions when traveling in the air.
What I have not discovered yet is the hint to turn on your own brain.
Where does safety begin and when does it become a bully and pure profit? Our living space is full of forbidden and forbidden. What I have not yet discovered is the hint to "turn on your own brain".
That still exists and it can actually be a lot, although we use only about five percent of the potential performance. Would life still be possible in a functioning society without safety instructions?
What I wish for is the security that today only an intact family can give to their child. This is how children can discover the world. The security of a society that takes care of each other and the security of honestly earning money while pursuing one's dreams. Granted, maybe it all sounds a bit blue-eyed. But I'm sure I will not take that blue-eyed look. Let's take care of each other.
Photo / Video: Gary Milano.
