Should I stay or Should I go?
Federico Viticci's recent piece on MacStories titled: The Practicality of Art in Software has me thinking about couple of things, one being a person's lifelong technological journey. What I mean here is how and at what rate does a person evolve (or not) over time via the technology (that is/not evolving) they use whether for professional or personal reasons.
Federico is a professional writer and as a result depends on the hardware and software he uses for his job. And, if you have been listening to him and reading his thoughts, he has clearly evolved (dare I say outgrown) what Apple currently has to offer on the a platform that is "near and dear" to his heart: ipad and ipados. On one hand It pains me to listen to him lament about his journey. However, because he is a professional I know that his continued usage of ipad and ipados coupled with his recent experimentation with other platforms and software is going to lead him to some very interesting discoveries that I cannot wait to hear about! His piece also has me thinking of my own technological journey.
I am not a professional writer. I do not depend on Apple's hardware and software for my job. It makes perfect sense that people like Federico, a true power user pushing the limits of both hardware and software through his daily work, would be less tolerant in the lack of maturity in Apple's products versus someone like me that uses the same products to, in this case, write at a more amateur level. That is not to say that casual writers like me are not capable of pushing the limits of a company's products. I can confidently say that I use my iPad Pro, Bluetooth keyboard, and external display to write in ways that others I know do not.
From my vantage point, it seems like a professional writer such as Federico Viticci puts himself on the path to "hit technological walls" sooner than someone like me. Amateurs like me need professionals like him to keep pushing the boundaries. His technological journey (and subsequent documentation of that journey) provides inspiration to writers like me to reflect on the hardware and software we use in ways that we might not necessarily think about.
