Let’s face it, laziness due to technological advancements is part of our Pop culture and is causing downward trending of active people and has been an increasing issue. So what’s causing this rising laziness to grow exponentially? We as human beings have an urge to invent things daily that make our lives easier and eventually take physical labor out of the equation. Most look at innovation as humanity take a step forward, studies show that dramatic increases in laziness come from daily advancements.
As the saying going to much of a good thing can be a bad thing, this is a prime example of just that; to many advancements are bad for the human race as a whole. First is the vehicle issue, while not new, humans are way too dependent on their use, but they are one of the things that make the world lazy. “Vehicles are pretty much a necessity in today’s world, but they are one of the major contributors to increasing laziness. ” (Lazier) What happened to taking a walk around the block to your destination?
Now a day everyone has a car that they can and do take everywhere, even if it’s just down the street. For many people in this modern age, the four wheels have taken over the job of two legs. Consequence? Well, we become overweight, lack of exercise and prone to all kinds of illnesses. The conveniences of the vehicles like cars and bikes have caused laziness which in turn caused deterioration of our physical health. Next is something simple, like using spell check on your computer. “Spell checkers that flag mistakes, like using “their” when you mean “there,” are frequently ignored.
It’s grotesque; technology has created a new standard, not of accuracy but of laziness. People are too lazy to take the lazy way out. ” (Too Much Work) Things like spell check were invented to make more time for other things that need to be done, not to add to the laziness pool. It seems business men and women as well as students are affected by such technological advances. This isn’t about spell-checking homonyms; it’s about laziness. The human capacity for avoiding, ignoring, or casually dismissing even the simplest and least demanding of important tasks inspires awe.
We’re pathetic. Another example is something even smaller, remote controls for everything. “Making life easier is a very pleasant thing and I am all for it, but you have to look at some of the useless technology and what it has done to people today. ” Ah yes, the object we spend more time searching for longer than what it would normally take us to just push a button on the television. This is one invention we really can do without. I mean, come on; today we have remote controls for almost everything: televisions, fans, and CD players.
This is definitely an invention that has made everyone lazier. Seriously, is it that hard to push the button two feet away? This type of advancement directly contributes to our laziness issues, but I doubt anyone would give up their cable remote now that we’ve all become accustomed to there use. Lastly is more one of largest innovations of our time, and is perhaps the largest contributing factors in out new found laziness category in the new pop culture, With the internet available to anyone there is no limit as to what people can do.
According to an article from Associated Content, “From online banking to internet shipping to paying your bills online, why do you need to leave the house, never less walk to the mail box to mail something. Everything you need is right there! You don’t even have to get dressed. ” The internet has given people a bigger reason to be lazy. People don’t need to go anywhere when anything they could possibly require is on the internet. The internet has made online classes possible which made it possible for students to wake up at anytime and attend class in their pajamas.
Technology and laziness are locked in a vicious cycle. Technology has always promised to make people more productive and free us to think higher thoughts. Perversely, each innovation tempts us to further slack off. These are only a couple of examples of how laziness is invading the newest pop culture. Things are made every day they require us to work less and less, and eventually movement won’t even be needed as things advance. Not everything that comes into our countries Pop Culture is beneficial and someday in the near future the bad is going to outweigh the good for advancement in technology.
