So I've already concluded that advances on technology might decrease our breadth of knowledge in certain areas (while increasing our breadth of knowledge in other areas, which makes it a sort of give-and-take situation), but it in fact does not decrease our capacity for intelligence. However, it has been brought to my attention that advances in technology lead to an important outcome: more time.
Technology allows us to spend less time on simple tasks and give us more time to do other things. Wouldn't this be a good thing? Not necessarily. It all depends on how the time is being used.
Some people use this time to exercise, to learn, to educate, to travel, to be productive, but let's be honest: a lot of people use this time to sit on their butts and browse the internet or watch movies/television. Is this really a smart decision?
People do it because it's easy. Why do work when I could sit here and watch cartoons all day? So my next question is: Is laziness a part of human nature? Tell me what you think!
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