The Peter Meter.

Josh was awake but he was still in bed. 7am and surprisingly cool for this time of year. Normally he would have leant over and felt for the familiar shape of his mobile phone. Those days had passed.

Sarah had risen to make a cup of herbal tea but had returned to the comfort of her bed. Then she did what any young person would do in this age of technology, and it didn't involve looking at her mobile, a thing of the past.

Facebook numbers were falling at an alarming rate. Great comments like, "People shd get there act together." and "Minde you're own busines." were becoming things of the past. X, formally known as Twitter, was like an empty bus shelter.

2026.

The mobile phone had been a complicated piece of machinery. The term 'mobile phone' hugely undersold what it was capable of. It was a bit like calling an atomic submarine a boat, or a symphony orchestra a small folk group. But this was a time (around 2020 - 2024) when many people were searching for their right to freedom. A right that threatened to be taken away by complicated things like medicines, laws and AI. Among these thinking people there was a movement to avoid the conspiracies that were popping up everywhere. Some of the conspiracies could easily be traced to and linked to the mobile phone.

Then, out of the blue, it happened!

Three small things:

1. An unknown blog with a regular readership of two.
2. An old man with too much time on his hands.
3. A three directional meter.

Life, as we know and expect it, was about to change!

LOW

MEDIUM

HIGH

Only three possible results by which all things can be measured.

SIMPLICITY!

SIMPLICITY = AN EASY SOLUTION = FREEDOM!

The name 'The Curmudgeon' will surely go down in history. The name that simplified life for everyone.

No doubt, The Peter Meter will be banned from schools by our present government, BUT THIS WON'T STOP IT! 

How do you stop simplicity? 

Just three possible settings!

LOW - MEDIUM - HIGH

For a start, it leaves no room for that reply to the question, "How are you today?"

"Not too bad."

GONE!

You're only LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH.

No middle ground.

"How are you today?"

"Hang on, I'll just check my meter. MEDIUM thanks."

Let's march forward to freedom!

Thank you, The Peter Meter!