Modern times fascinate me. I feel a strange surge of excitement when I reflect on how dramatically humanity has changed, both mentally and physically, in such a short span of time. We set out to invent tools that would make life easier, and the point we have reached is undeniably impressive, yet deeply unsettling at the same time.
In the process, we have made ourselves increasingly lazy. We procrastinate, delay, and forget, retreating into a space we have created for ourselves under various names, most commonly a “safe space.” This concept is particularly intriguing to me. I find myself asking whether, as humans, we genuinely needed such a space after centuries of hardship and survival, or whether this is simply another expression of our tendency towards comfort and avoidance.
My logic suggests that comfort is one of our greatest desires, and once it is achieved, leaving it becomes remarkably difficult. From this resistance, laziness naturally follows. Yet it would be too simplistic to judge the outcome without questioning the process. Technology has undeniably given us greater freedom, flexibility, and accessibility, privileges that only a small fraction of people in the past could ever experience. From that perspective, the creation of a safe space might appear justified. But we are here not to settle for easy answers, but to question every possibility in order to expand our understanding.
Perhaps this is simply human nature. We are complex beings, more intricate than other creatures, and therefore incapable of fully understanding the systems we create. Still, the state we find ourselves in today is not a necessity, but rather an overused opportunity. We have taken convenience and transformed it into excess, allowing it to shape increasingly passive and lazy choices.
This is why we return to social media daily, spending hours there while remaining aware of almost nothing. It has become an automated behaviour, one we have carefully trained ourselves to repeat. We procrastinate even the simplest actions, such as sending a message to a friend, something that would take only seconds. Somehow, that small effort feels heavier than endlessly consuming content, feeding ourselves with an uninterrupted factory of dopamine. Why struggle, when there is always an easier alternative?
It may sound harsh, but sometimes harshness is necessary. Sometimes the mind needs an abrupt flash of light to awaken from the virtual reality we have built around ourselves.
We are not lazy by nature. We choose laziness. Laziness is a choice that has been overused. Yes, we all deserve rest from time to time, but it is balance that gives life its meaning. Balance is what creates beauty.
As always, the same truth remains.
You see, but you do not observe.
— H.S
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