Intrusion

There was the Age of Chivalry and The Golden Age and various other Ages. Ours has been given a number of names, but I think the most appropriate is The Age of Intrusion.

We live in a time when every aspect of our lives is intruded on, often for political reasons, but now it seems most often for commercial reasons or plain, old greed.

Our software reports on us; various "point" programs track our purchases; pollsters constantly question us; and of course there's telemarketing.

One of the more immediately dangerous ways we're intruded on is on the road. Have a look at my current article on road rage.