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The author seems to be trying to make an issue where there isn't any. The many conveniences I enjoy in my life allow me to circumvent rote tasks that offer no
by dclowd9901 9y ago
The author seems to be trying to make an issue where there isn't any.
The many conveniences I enjoy in my life allow me to circumvent rote tasks that offer no enrichment and no sense of accomplishment. What do I do with my free time? Difficult activities that give me a sense of accomplishment and enrichment.
To tack on the concern that people are falling back to "screen time" to fill the time left by convenience is a problem more to do with people not led to explore other facets of the world they're not familiar with, or a sense of inability from being coddled while raised.
- goatlover 9y agoThat's like saying modern transportation and easy access to lots of calories isn't a concern, because some people are motivated enough to get enough exercise and not overdo it on the sugar and fat. Meanwhile some countries have a majority of the population overweight.
- b0rsuk 9y agoI think he's making a good point but arguments it poorly. A better argument would be not that "it makes us less human" etc, but that it teaches people to be lazy and avoid problem solving. It's the "there's an app for that" attitude. The calculator attitude, the GPS attitude. You're trained to avoid any difficulty, and I can imagine a person trained to only use ready solutions will just give up if he can't buy/download/solve it in browser. It's not just about being washed away on a remote island or emergency events like wars. It's also loss of resourcefulness.