So I was in the gym today.
And I realised. That some people probably enjoying exercising in the gym more than excersing outdoors.
I for one, generally prefer to swim in a pool, than in the ocean. I guess a lake is ok. And of course I do not like snorkelling in a pool. Nothing to see right? :)
And then I thought.
Man created the gym and the pool because he didnt always have access to the great outdoors.
Not everyone lives near a body of water.
Not everyone lives in a country where the weather is always suitable to being outdoors.
We created the gym and the pool to replace what we could not have. Like creating an artificial environment for animals in a zoo.
Bu the irony is. Some of us now actually prefer this artificial environment. Much like how animals who have been in captivity for a long time can't survive in the wild.
Hmm.
Thinking too much? Call it exam delirium
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For one of my classes this semester I read Jacques Ellul. In the 1960s, he wrote about how technology was causing the dehumanizing society. Your swimming pool, indoor gym equipment, etc...all enabled by technology - allow us to have more sheltered lives from our natural roots. Are we less "human" now that we depend so much on technology?
On a lighter note, there's the quote from Shawshank Redemption about how inmates can become institutionalized by prison. After too long, they can't easily return to normal society. Maybe we are all prisoners of some sort.
Red: "These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That's institutionalized."
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