{"id":16441,"date":"2024-11-04T12:37:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/the-big-idea-is-convenience-making-our-lives-more-difficult\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:37:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T11:37:36","slug":"the-big-idea-is-convenience-making-our-lives-more-difficult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/the-big-idea-is-convenience-making-our-lives-more-difficult\/","title":{"rendered":"The big idea: is convenience making our lives more difficult?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everything is easier with modern technology \u2013 except fulfilling your true potential<\/p>\n

The convenience of modern life is nothing short of astounding. As I write this, my phone is wirelessly sending some of the greatest hits from the 1700s (Bach, if you must know) to my portable speaker. I could use that same device to,\u00a0within moments, get a car to pick me up, have food\u00a0delivered to my house, or start chatting with someone on a dating app. To human beings from even the recent past this technology would be, to quote Arthur C Clarke\u2019s third law<\/a>, indistinguishable from magic.<\/p>\n

The fact that, as a culture, we seek out and celebrate such short cuts is understandable. They take much of the tedium out of life, make it easier to have fun, and save us time and energy. That said, most people are able to intuit that convenience has a darker side.<\/p>\n

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\nEverything is easier with modern technology \u2013 except fulfilling your true potential
\nThe convenience of modern life is nothing short of astounding. As I write this, my phone is wirelessly sending some of the greatest hits from the 1700s (Bach, if you must know) to my portable speaker. I could use that same device to,\u00a0within moments, get a car to pick me up, have food\u00a0delivered to my house, or start chatting with someone on a dating app. To human beings from even the recent past this technology would be, to quote Arthur C Clarke\u2019s third law, indistinguishable from magic.
\nThe fact that, as a culture, we seek out and celebrate such short cuts is understandable. They take much of the tedium out of life, make it easier to have fun, and save us time and energy. That said, most people are able to intuit that convenience has a darker side. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everything is easier with modern technology \u2013 except fulfilling your true potential The convenience of modern life is nothing short of astounding. As I write this, my phone is wirelessly sending some of the greatest hits from the 1700s (Bach, if you must know) to my portable speaker. I could use that same device to,\u00a0within …<\/p>\n

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