Electronics are our talismans that ward off the spiritual vacuum of modernity; gilt in Gorilla Glass and cadmium. An in them we find entertainment in lieu of happiness, and exchanges in lieu of actual connections.

—Mat Honan writes the best CES post I can imagine being interested in ever reading. It feels like an obvious cop-out to call it Hunter S. Thompson-esque but I mean that in the best possible way. Personal and reflective and honest and interesting and dare I say thought provoking.