This ad represents many things. Most of which rub me wrong. Smug, self-serving politicians and what I call The American Mindset being the two main ones. I was just thinking this morning how being efficiency-minded is pretty much directly opposed to this American Mindset of 'whatever makes my life easier, no matter what the cost'.
On the way into work this morning, I made a turn onto a road (after stopping at the stop sign) WITH ONE FINGER.
Do I really need to steer my car with ONE finger? No. But I can, by golly, 'cause I'm an American. Don't get me wrong, I love my country, but this life of ease we're living is pretty crazy. When it comes to The American Mindset, I wish I could separate my thought process from it a little further. The problem is I've been conditioned. Maybe I need to go live in a mud hut down in Belize for a while.
When I watched the video, I couldn't help thinking, "Darn, I wish I
could take a dogsled to work!"