The Tyranny of Convenience
“Convenience is all destination and no journey. But climbing a mountain is different from taking the tram to the top, even if you end up at the same place. We are becoming people who care mainly or only about outcomes. We are at risk of making most of our life experiences a series of trolley rides.”
There are definitely conveniences that are worth embracing, such as laundry machines. But as the article points out, these conveniences don’t actually end up saving us from work. In fact, we end up working “the exact same amount of time as before.“