What's new on TV today? Well you can order pizza with a few clicks on the remote. REALLY?! Do we actually need this, is it actually making our lives easier, does it actually serve a purpose.
Of course we don't need this. A lot of technology based items we don't "need" but we can't live with out them either. I'm not convinced it is making our lives easier. I have a hard enough time figuring out the huge TV remote let alone how to order pizza. I rather go online or call to order my pizza. However it does serve a purpose. I see that in Friends they just ordered pizza. I can press pause click a few buttons and order my own pizza. And while I am waiting for it to arrive I can continue to watch the TV show. I don't even have to stand up until the doorbell rings. I also must pay in cash though. Can we find more ways to be lazy? It is a great idea, but maybe I am old fashion in concern for how things used to be. I remember dialing my friends phone numbers before there was an area code. I remember when it was so cool just to have portable phones and caller ID in your house. Now only my mom is the only one to really use the house phone. My brother uses it on occasion for better reception since his room is in the basement. I guess it is a great new way to market to the viewer and with that said even a very clever way. I just can't help but wonder where the couch potatoes of today will be in a few years if they are moving less and less.
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You bring up a good point to what this kind of lifestyle may lead to. It does seem like a pretty cool idea that at the click of a button on a remote we can order a pizza, but what will this lead to. It seems like convenience is everything these days, but like you said this may lead to even greater laziness.
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