High-tech or stupid - a human

A modern phenomenon that sometimes makes me really wonder what the present day human beings are made of, is this weird inability and stupidity in practical matters. I guess it is partly due to all this development of products and machines that are supposed to make your life easier, but a very worrying side effect is merely laziness.

I heard the presenters on the radio talking about a product that is a solid proof of it, that is already cooked minced meat. Can people really be so incapable that they can't fry a bit of meat themselves? It is not rocket science. The presenter went on guessing what the future brings by suggesting already cooked water. "Just cook and it is ready!" Funny, but frighteningly to the point. Unacceptable disrespect towards the beauty of human brains, may I say, by the big guys who rule the markets. Another place that makes me feel like banging my head to the table is Facebook. It is a good place, I am not claming otherwise, but come on, people. Is it really necessary to let the whole world know how you don't know how to open a metallic can or something equally embarrasing i-didn't-need-to-hear-this stuff? Or that you got a driver's licence, after which you forgot which is the break pedal and which is the gas pedal and oops, I crashed into a wall! 

There are tons of seemingly unnecessary products being sold, like a device that warms up the breathing air for you before you inhale it. Excuse me.. what?? Yeah, I get that it is cold out there in the winter, but seriously? I am sure every one of us can think of such items that are completely ridiculous but brilliantly marketed so the manufacturers earn loads of cash.

I am not sure if it is just about the technology we are offered or if over time something changed in us as well. Many people seem to have lost the one thing that would fix most problems we face on daily basis. I am referring to common sense. In the old days people had to work for what they wanted and owned. Nowadays if your daddy is rich, you get a car, an apartment and practically whatever you want just by blinking your eyes. Don't get pissed because of this, I am not speaking on a general level, but I have seen so many examples that I can honestly mean what I say. For these people it is impossible to sink their perfectly shiny (and obviously expensive) fake nails into any kind of dirt. And imagine what a nightmare it was when I only had ten grand on my bank account yesterday! While some might use their head to figure out what to do when something's broken or you don't know what to do, there are always the ones who get their puppy look on averting all the responsibility and say shit happens, I can hire someone to solve it. 

No, money doesn't make you stupid. You can buy a ridiculous product and still be wise as Socrates. I am just saying that the modern human relies too much on outside help to get through tiny problems when solving them would actually do only good to them. I appreciate rationality, creativity and imaginativeness.

I have spoken.