Technological advancements.....
Technological advancements are supposed to rid our lives of inconvenience. Do you hate washing clothes? Buy a washing machine! Hate how long cooking takes? Buy a microwave! Need to be able to get in-touch with anyone, anywhere at any time? Buy a cellphone! They even have warrauntees to cover these products whenever they get damaged!
But, do they really make life more convenient?
Washing machines don't have eyes, if there's a spot on your shirt still, you have to run it through again (double the time water and electricity, inconvenient).
Microwaves don't always cook everything through, so you have to run it through and check it. Sometimes the food gets too hot, then you have to wait for it to cool down.
Cellphones, Jesus! Have you ever had several people call you while you're trying to do something?
Also, if anything breaks, have you ever tried to call one of these companies to cash in on your warrantee? Good luck in automated teller hell. Most times they find a way to screw you out of replacement anyway, Or worse, the replacement sucks just as much as the last one.
There are a lot of things that can factor into this, but you have to admit that a lot of these Technological advancements create new and improved inconvenience. I guess it's not a perfect world, right? I can't really complain, a lot of these devices do their jobs well. It's like being tempted to say " I wouldn't have this damned flat tire if didn't own this STUPID CAR!" Doesn't make much sense....Eh, it's a Wednesday, good sense doesn't come until Friday.


1 Comments:
According to some study somewhere, Americans today vs. 50 years ago are doing more & doing it faster, yet have LESS time to relax. So, yes, I question the "convenience" of microwaves, pda's, cell phones, laptops, etc. But am I going to give mine up? HELL, NO! How would I get anything done?
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