Has technology made us innovative or lazy?
Yes today is Pioneer Day in Utah, the celebration of the first Pioneers entering Utah in 1847. Reflecting on the trek cross country that I just took in two cars with my Treo by my side with email and text and the luxury of stopping at gas stations.
And wow how the world has changed. Who would have thought we would have video on our cell phone or watching television from our computers. Who would have thought that I would have some best friends in Boston or UK and have never met them before?
I think of the pioneers and their handcarts and often wonder what life would be like, heck I wonder what my life would be like without a cell phone! Seriously though, we’ve got tons of technology in general with refrigerators, radios, microwaves and air conditioning, cars and planes. Now in terms of media we have vhs to dvd and now hd dvd’s and streaming video. We’ve gone from radio stations to podcasting, from letters to social networks.
My questions to you are, how has technology helped/hindered your day to day activities? Would the pioneers see us today as lazy or innovative? Do you see yourself as lazy or innovative
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There ya go Lori! Tout the big Days of 24! Good to see you’re blogging. Hope that all is well. We’re doing good here in Search Engine marketing world! Cheers.
Sometimes it is hard for me to separate convenience from laziness. I would like to believe that technology has made me more efficient and innovative, when in reality I think it makes me personally more lazy. I find myself occasionally thinking to myself, “It’s a good thing I have this computer because I probably wouldn’t do this thing otherwise.”