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Build For Tomorrow

Do We Lose Skills Because of Technology?

Build For Tomorrow

Jason Feifer

Business, History, Technology, Entrepreneurship

4.7573 Ratings

🗓️ 28 December 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We once knew how to do important things... until new technology made us weaker, lazier, and dumber. That’s a story we’ve told ourselves for centuries. But is it true? Get in touch! Website: jasonfeifer.com Newsletter: jasonfeifer.bulletin.com Instagram: Instagram.com/heyfeifer Twitter: Twitter.com/heyfeifer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.1

This is Build For Tomorrow, a podcast about the things from history that shaped us and how

0:34.9

we can shape the future. I'm Jason Pfeiffer. Let me tell you something

0:39.4

about a 13-year-old kid named Brian Redder. Brian, you see, he loves hot dogs, but he does not

0:46.0

grill his hot dogs. I mean, grilling? Boring. Grilling is for his dad. Brian just puts the hot dog

0:52.6

in a bun, wraps it all up in a paper towel, and makes sure the ends are covered, and then pops it in the microwave on high for 45 dad. Brian just puts the hot dog in a bun, wraps it all up in a paper towel,

0:54.7

and makes sure the ends are covered, and then pops it in the microwave on high for 45 seconds.

0:59.0

Simple, easy. And in 13-year-old Brian's words, quote, it's perfect. Now, I don't know about you,

1:05.8

but this seems fine to me. I mean, I think a grilled hot dog is better than a microwaved hot dog, but I also speak

1:11.8

as a grown adult. 13-year-old boys are not known to share culinary preferences with grown adults.

1:17.0

And also, 13-year-old boys are probably best off not firing up the grill themselves. So I say,

1:22.0

microwave that hot dog, kiddo. Go live your best life. But maybe you disagree. Maybe you think what Brian is doing

1:29.5

isn't just disgusting, but is actually deeply problematic, not just from a culinary point of view,

1:34.9

but from a straight up human evolution point of view. And if so, then you'll certainly agree

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