Why has the world gone lazy?

[Scoop 0]

Don't you hate it when people come out with the phrase "I just don't have the time".

It annoys the hell out of me.

We live in an age where we have more gadgets than ever to make our life easier and less hard work.... (off the top of my head)

Fan assisted ovens, washing machines, hoovers, tumble dryers, dish washer, remote controls, automatic gates (if your posh enough), showers, central heating, lawnmowers, mobile phones, computers and therefore internet, digital cameras (dont even need to develop photos anymore), cars, motorcycles, trains, aircraft, automatic bite indicators for fishing (now that is lazy), ice making machines.

These are things that if you go back a couple of generations or more our family wouldnt have had or at least not with the same efficiency.

So how is it that we have less time than ever. People dont even work longer hours, thats bullshit. There isnt more demand from work so dont try that ol' chestnut. We just like to believe we work harder than anyone else.

*sigh* - Just venting I guess for no paticular reason

[unformed 0]

Um. It's because we don't have the time.

We have to know who's going to win American Idol and which Desperate Housewife is going to bone who and all this other crap. Even with TiVo, there's about 20 hours of programming a day we can't miss or the world is going to end.

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[Scoop 0]

Exactly, I bet if you disected peoples daily routine and what they constitute so important in their timetable that it leaves 'no time' for other things, we'd be pretty amused/scared

Like a good postwhoring session on DZ.com for example

[LisaM 0]

I don't have time to read this post....

KIDDING!!!!!!

~ Lisa
~ Do you Rigminder?

[wmw999 2,584]

We spend a lot of time managing all that stuff, and making choices, and managing the choices.

So then we take some "me" time, and make sure our personal space is well-protected. While we're physically more comfortable, I have a feeling that we're not more connected to our surroundings and our communities. We feel as though we can (and should) choose our communities too. But sometimes you should bloom where you're planted.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[unformed 0]

All my postwhoring is done at work since my company hasn't figured out yet why they hired me.

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[Armour666 0]

was going to write a big responce but I was to lazy to , I do have the time

SO this one time at band camp.....

"Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most."

[kbordson 8]

I like to think it's more "distracted" than "lazy." With all these conviences, life seems more complicated. It's easy to get bogged down with details and when you feel bogged down, you seem to accomplish less. But when you can cut out the TV, the surrounding noise and foucs, then things get done.

(or maybe we're just getting lazier)

[shropshire 0]

Bollocks! I say that ALL the time

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome