In 2008, Disney released “WALL-E,” a film that showcased a robot named Wall-E that was left to clean up garbage on a future, uninhabitable, deserted Earth in 2805. I remember watching the movie more than a decade ago and thinking I hope our society never reaches the level of laziness depicted on the movie.
It is no surprise that as our technology advances we tend to rely on it more than we do ourselves. Years ago, we all had at least 15 numbers memorized. From friends and family, to businesses and the local time/ temp number, we could rattle them off as if it was second nature. Fast forward a couple of decades and many rely solely on the devices that have grown to be a staple in their daily lives.
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