In case of emergency - fire, earthquake, flood, plane crash - please grab my laptop.
It's such a pragmatic answer, a logical solution to an emotional problem. Securing the data, almost more important than the "thing".
The tool itself isn't the prize in this race. The memories stored, the songs not to be forgotten, the password to hidden communities, the snippets of writing no one knows about, the records, the ideas, the secrets. These bits it would really hurt to lose.
And yet, there is a taste of shame in prioritizing such a pedantic assembly of plastic and electronics. Oil and sand if you think about it. Formed into someone's vision of cool design and profitable software. Of course the technology guy would pick the laptop over the family photo album or hand-made baby blanket. A slight hint of shame, but perhaps with a wisdom of treasures remembered.
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