In the world today everything is digital, electronic, wireless, the list goes on and on. But when I sit and think about only ten years ago I realize the changes have been dramatic. We’re making things too easy to do. Of course we’re busier than we used to be, aren’t we? Or we’re just too plugged in and it looks like we’re too busy.
Take books for instance, only ten years ago when you wanted to read a new book you went to the brick and mortar store to purchase that book. Now most people just go to their reading device, either their tablet, phone, reader, etc and they just download it in minutes. No need to leave the house, just click and read. What happened to the feel of an actual book in your hands?
Then of course there’s the new gadgets where you no longer have to take a wallet with you. Are you kidding me? Now you just pay with your phone app. Really? Have we gotten to the point where we can’t even pull out cash and pay? Yes we have. We’ve made things too easy.
Guess what? With the easy comes the criminals. We use our debit cards at the gas pump to save a 10 second walk to the counter. Then someone uses a portable reader and steals your number. The next day your account is empty and you’re thinking “Now what?”. Yep, that’s not a good feeling.
Oh and then you have everything wireless. No longer do you have wires connected to all your computer components. It’s amazing that I can sit in my den and print in my office. If I wanted to I could just work in my house and occasionly walk out to the office to collect printed pages.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love some of these easy things. They’re making it possible for us to do more in less time, but with that easiness are we getting lazy? I don’t know, but it’s something to think about. I started reading a book series this week that’s actually paperback, yes people, paperback. I’ve actually enjoyed holding an actual book. But as I usually read with my reader, yep, I’ve pressed my thumb to turn the pages several times and then realized that I actually had to turn the page physically.
So, my question is this, “Have we made things to easy for us?”
As always, good writing and May God Bless You…
Stephanie Hurt - Romance Author 
Great post! Yes, things have a tendency to sweep us from our feet. They are getting easy for us but think that we are dependent on electricity. If something goes wrong, I don’t know –a violent storm, a devastating earthquake, something terrible, ( God keep us sake all ), all these devices are useless. Just pieces of metal and plastic and whatever else they are made of.
I also like the feeling of a printed book in my hands, I like the smell of the ink on page, though my novel is released in an electronic format. But times evolve and so do we. Perhaps our secret visitors, the aliens, want us to be prepared when they make themselves seen at last.
And still there are places in the world where all this technological development is something unseen, unheard of. Like a fairy tale.