It amazes me that buying food can now be so ridiculously convenient...and lazy for us. I took this picture in the parking lot of Alameda Towne Centre, where there were about four other of the same trucks parked outside. I think food from Safeway can be ordered online, and they deliver it to you. Apparently the first order is a free delivery too! This worries me, because this shows how less and less self-sufficient our culture is becoming. Bodley states in his book that "...over-consumption has become more likely because urban life is physically less strenuous..." (p148). This is indeed true in that one doesn't even have to leave their house to buy food anymore if they are willing to pay for delivery! This could indeed lead to less exercise while a rise in over-consumption. What will be the next step in convenience for this commercialized society?
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