A Faster Ride

So much of society today is about getting things quickly, and getting things done quickly. It's not so much about making something that is quality, it's how much can you make in a short amount of time. Quality has gone out the window.

What's happened to us? Since when has it been acceptable to crank out a ton of something that is very crappily made? Why can't we slow down?

There used to be days when making a good quality product was what people desired. A good quality something that would last. It didn't matter what it was, it was well made and someone had taken into consideration that quality is better than quantity. There used to be more differences between things too. Society is too "cookie cutter" these days. If everything is made the same way, it streamlines production and it can double output...but what if the output is crap? Is that really better for the customer?

I recently listened to a song title (ironically) "A Faster Ride" by Cartel. It's all about how a guy's girlfriend wanted a "faster ride". All innuendos aside, this is also a problem today. Everyone needs to fall in love and get married as quick as possible. There's no get to know you stage, the dating stage is very short, engagement and marriage come before you know it...and then divorce follows when one finds out the person who they "fell in love with" is completely different. We just need to slow down. Get to know somebody. What's the rush? In the song, the guy ends up leaving his girlfriend because he can't give her the "faster ride". He didn't want to move more quickly...it was time to leave.

Rushing things has become a major part of what we are today. Everything needs to be done quickly and quality has become secondary. And there are some who wonder why things have gotten bad these days...

and so we go.