But those of us living in the wide, sunlit highlands of the 21st century can use this technology peacefully for the benefit of all humanity. A game that only vaguely resembles golf, allows you to track your golf ball through the Durham skies.
Even with flashy screens and high-tech antennas,top tracer” The tracking system seemed to be wrong with alarming frequency. Hitting the ball towards the target and looking up at the screen didn’t seem to award any points.
“Why did Top Tracer abandon me!” I thought, feeling righteous indignation.
Suddenly, I felt a little sick at how extravagant it was. Here I was, surrounded by friends and bright flashing television screens, embodying the concept of a golf-like competition, feeling sorry for myself for wasting money and losing points. At the same time, people on the other side of the world dead Even though tuberculosis is treatable and curable. How could I feel so entitled and self-centered?
As I reflected on the injustices and excesses in the world, my friend and I both felt that something needed to be righted. paid $12.50 for a syringe with 24 “injectable donut holes” and chocolate and Bavarois cream.
Suddenly, the real world back in Chapel Hill invaded my two-hour vacation. group me I had a message from my RA insisting that I needed to join a Zoom meeting regarding this year’s checkout. I joined the call, turned off my camera, half listened to the RA chatter, half watched the ball fly wide to the right.
Just as I was looking at the screen to know where to hit the ball, it was like I was listening to the screen to reconsider my way out of the room.
If you want an amazing experience that splits your consciousness into five screens and one real world, you’ll find Topgolf at an unlikely address wedged between Interstate 40 and Interstate 540. can. 4901 Top Golf Way.
But it’s the only building you can find at Top Golf Way – what they did to the other buildings 48 Blocks we will never know. You can also take advantage of the dozen or so bike racks there. I guess it’s aimed at people with a death wish who ride their bikes down the interstate and stumble into Top Golf.
In short, the fun of Topgolf is the fun of life in 21st century America. Some of the most advanced technology the world has ever seen is being utilized to hang out, play silly little games, and ensure a very comfortable and prosperous life.
But both Topgolf and the 21st century are double-edged swords. There’s no escaping how the digital world invades the physical world, making it difficult to tell which is the “real” world at all.
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