This made me realize that this was the reason Apple products became so popular. Americans like things simple and easy. The less effort, the better. Maybe this because we think less effort requires less time and of course, time is money.
I also began to worry because although in some cases simple may be better, it can also lead to laziness. If we can reach virtually anything at our fingertips with just a screen in front of us, won't people be less likely to go out in the real world? Communication with friends has become as easy as sitting in your house in silence and typing a quick message on their wall. People can buy entire books by just clicking a few buttons.
Are people eventually going to stop calling up their friends for a verbal conversation or going to bookstores to purchase physical text because it is just too complicated or takes too much effort? I worry that Americans' thirst for simplicity will ironically kill off some of the simple pleasures in life just because they are more complex than what has become the norm.
Is it possible that technology is following the evolutionary path? For example, as the years go on we slowly develop physical characteristics that help us to better suit our environment. Maybe it's not that the technology is allowing us to become lazy, but that because we are becoming lazy, the technology is forced to dumb itself down?
ReplyDeleteIt could be argued that as technology makes things easier and less time consuming, it allows for more time for leisure and more time for friends and family.
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