News Item from the Associated Press and the Chicago Tribune:
“Spoons are so old school and so slow. Harried Americans searching for ways to shave precious seconds from their dining routines have seized on a slew of new foods designed to keep them on the go–no utensils needed. There’s soup in heat-and-sip cups. There’s yogurt in squeeze tubes. Mini-cookies in snazzy little cans that fit in car cupholders. There are even frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches–crustless for the little ones.”
Are we all in that much of a rush that we can’t take time out to eat? This supports my contention that all of our “modern conveniences” don’t give us more leisure time, but allow us to get more done in a shorter period of time.
Maybe Dashboard Dining should be a new form of Speed Dating?
You’ve raised the crux of modern society with this post. Speed increases productivity in the short run but what about the long run? How will this full-speed tail out in the end? Are we slowing down as we realize what we have begun? Hmmm…Good article.