Going Up!

Elevators have been saving ware and tear on human joints for years...they have also been a culprit in creating an even lazier human existence.


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Unnecessary? Yes! Elevators have their purpose but come on people, really? The buildings on Eastern Washington University's campus are no more than four floors tall and yet I see massive amounts of students and faculty taking the elevator three floors, two floors, even one floor up or down. What has happened to our ability to take a few stares? What has happened to our ability to walk? Elevators are an evil temptress just seducing you into a state of lethargy as it calms you with its quirky noises and soothing music. In the United States especially a large population have taken shortcuts that are now apparent in our overwhelming problem with obesity and laziness. Maybe a few stairs wouldn't hurt when it comes to weight gain prevention? I know I personally could go without MIDI file caliber music and the often awkward physical contact a crowded elevator provides.

Necessary? Yes. Although it is true that elevators make us lazier and use unnecessary electricity there are still pertinent uses. There are those who are genuinely handicapped and cannot use the stairs. There are also the elderly who sometimes don't have the spry bodies they once had. And finally buildings over, let's say, 10 floors should have an elevator. Showing up to a board meeting or class drenched in sweat doesn't ever make a good impression.

...I took the elevator today to the third floor of a building.