The Internet has destroyed irony in the world, or at least wounded it considerably. What are we to do about an invention whose end result is that starving people in China are looking up things on marthastewart.com? Douglas Coupland chinaconsiderablydestroy share on social
What if God exists except it turns out he doesn't really like people very much? Douglas Coupland existgodpeople Change image and share on social
Characters in a book are very much like personalities divvied up within a family. In the end, it all averages out to a sort of overall averageness. Douglas Coupland averageaveragenessbook Change image and share on social
I go to the gym three days a week. You have to or else - I don't want to be the guy that dies shoveling snow. Douglas Coupland dayguygym Change image and share on social
Aliens didn't come down to Earth and give us technology. We invented it ourselves. Therefore it can never be alienating; it can only be an expression of our humanity. Douglas Coupland alienalienateearth Change image and share on social
Even when you take a holiday from technology, technology doesn't take a break from you. Douglas Coupland breakholidaytechnology Change image and share on social
I grew up in airports and on air bases. I know what flying and airports can be. And most airports make me feel like we're about three per cent better than ants. Especially U.S. airports. They're zoos. All civility is gone. Douglas Coupland airairportant share on social
I'm always looking for things that are so incredibly present that they become invisible. Douglas Coupland incrediblyinvisiblepresent Change image and share on social
Lottery tickets are a surtax on desperation. Douglas Coupland desperationlotterysurtax Change image and share on social
It feels wistful to imagine a time when people didn't go about their daily routine with the assumption that at any moment another massive media technology will be dumped on us by some geek in California. Douglas Coupland assumptioncaliforniadaily share on social