Re: One would have throught...
> It's all just technofetishism.
There does seem to be a significant element of that indeed. From past experience in an IT R&D role, British society has a massive fixation with IT as some kind of magic potion that heals all ailments.
One such example: guy from an operating unit comes asking for a solution to his problem, which was that his workers were not aiming properly and pissing all over the toilet seats. He suggested some kind of CCTV / access control system so that the culprits could be punished and identified, etc.; he'd really put a lot of thought into it.
Thankfully it was up to my department to choose and implement the actual solution. We put everyone in his unit, the boss included, on latrine duties. Problem solved in one day and zero quid, next please.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
