{"id":257,"date":"2014-09-09T08:47:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T05:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fibion.com\/en\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2015-11-19T12:56:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:56:10","slug":"sitting-part-4-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibion.com\/en\/blog\/sitting-part-4-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Sitting is &#8220;IN&#8221; (Part 4) &#8211; The Digital Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The popularity of sitting is not entirely due to how easy it is. The internet, television, and videogames are all available in front of you as soon as you take a seat. Sitting is the gateway to the new digital age &#8211; the digital age that has consumed us all. All the knowledge in the world these days can be found from google. The library these days is just a house for books.<\/p>\n<p>The spectrum of experiences has run away from yard games into virtual reality. In the depths of our imaginations are more and more unbelievable stories. It is silly to even think that those wide and entertainment seeking eyes might\u00a0blink when offered other more simple options when behind them are exciting excursions to the edge of the universe. What is worse, \u00a0if you leave those digital excursions behind, you will no longer know what anyone is talking about.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, it is amazing to think that we can earn money by typing away at a keyboard all day, we can\u00a0travel thousands of kilometers by simply\u00a0extending our ankle, and finding food is as easy as rolling down our windows. Today, we can even travel the world by sitting on our sofas.<\/p>\n<p>Making life easier is one of the driving forces in our society <em><strong>because people like the easy life.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popularity of sitting is not entirely due to how easy it is. 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