In automating the process of making a call, phone companies removed a burdensome manual hindrance from what was soon to become a much more convenient and ubiquitous part of modern life.
The set of people who are most violent about this issue, who are sustaining it, and breathing life into it, are doing so because it is a convenient validation of their beliefs.
Mr. Hong: It's one of the most dynamic and convenient cities to work and live in because it's good for both family life and work life, and is in the middle of the Asia region, right next door to China and within a four-hour flight to most of the region's capital cities.