Is it just that I am getting older, or is the world becoming lazier and lazier? We now have technology that can reduce the effort required to do many household chores. From microwave ovens to instantly heat our meals to dishwashers to clean our plates and cutlery. There are even companies that sell robotic devices to clean the floor and mow the lawn automatically. Now I am all for reducing the effort required to perform a task; however, there is a point where it becomes laziness.
What I am finding more and more is that people expect answers straight away. Often they will e-mail or call you rather then research the question on their own. Well, I came across a solution today called ‘let me google that for you‘. It is a Web site that shows someone how easy it would have been if they simply fired up their search engine rather than expecting someone else to spoon-feed the answer to them. There is nothing wrong with helping people; however, sometimes people just need to help themselves.
- Peter Ward