"Why Don't We Complain": Man De-evolving?

Part I of Essay
? Technological advances in today's society have caused people to become "helpless." In William F. Buckley's essay "Why Don't We Complain," he discusses this reality and the consequences of a society primarily made up of "helpless" people. Buckley describes how American's ....

Part II of Essay
.... to learn how to perform simple mathematical equations. However, due to man's past achievements, a child can perform the most complex problems on a calculator without the hours of straining. As I write, I am using a technological advance that I have become dependent on: the computer. If not for this piece of machinery, I would be stuck for minutes setting margins with the traditional typewriter, and looking up the spellings of various words in a dictionary! Man has made living too easy. We have only solved problems with solutions that ....