Swiss Family Robinson. How technology has made us lazy and un self-sufficient

The SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON <Tab/>In the book I read, The Swiss Family Robinson, the family was ship wrecked on an island. Their boat was made of wood. Nowadays boats are made of metal and have radar or other tracking devices on board. Instead of leather masts we have giant motor propelled rudders and jets. Instead of just transportation today boats are used for pleasure, or even marriages. They have boats …

…use has brought the world a step back in many respects and in one respect especially, and that is pollution. Pollution from all of these so-called helpful machines. Pollution is ruining the earth. Pollution was almost non-existant 300 years ago when there were no machines. <Tab/>This is what I've gained from reading this book and writing these pages. I hope you too gain a similar perspective from the Swiss Family Robinson.