Or maybe a gigantic Taco Bell.

In this modern day there are many different goals we strive to achieve, and while these goals are diverse in nature, I believe that there is one word to describe them. That word is progress. Whether it is improvements to the processing power of computers, more efficient cycle of crop production, flashier hand held entertainment, or being able to print artificial organs in the end all these actions are meant to make the world a little better for its creation. The concept of striving for progress is a logical result of evolution, as humans we innately desire it. In this way progress is comparable to time, whether you count the second or you waste away hours,there is no stopping time. If this is the case then there is no literal opposite to progress, the closest you get to that is inefficiency. Personally this scares me, because if inefficiency is the enemy to progress then it is logical to assume that our goal as a civilization is to eliminate it. Today I walked to school, back and to my job. A generous estimate is that it took me one and a half to get from destination to destination, where it only had to take me thirty minute maximum. This hour and a half can not be considered strictly productive, I didn't get any school work done nor was it an efficient way to get physically fit. The logical think to do is to eliminate this from my day, and while I enjoy my walks they are not essential to my well being physically or mentally. Of course another hour to my day would be nice, but there is no real reason to stop my habit of walking home as long as I can still get my work done. Eliminating all the small eccentricities that are not as effective as they could be on a level of all individuals would rightly seem absurd. No one should feel entitled to dictate these actions, and I am not talking about a work schedule that's pretty reasonable. No the personal choice that you make from day to day, refined with modern technology, true leisure limited to weekends and holidays. On an individual level this is pretty out there but as more and more cultures fixate on money, happiness, success, progress small eccentricities start becoming intolerable. It is inefficient, the human race chases progress. Peers start looking unfavorably on an hour spend walking home rather than finding a more efficient way to relax. A nice dinner, or perhaps a movie. I know that this kind of philosophy would be impossible to adopt today, people would refuse to give up their freedoms. For this I am thank full, yet it is also not unreasonable that with time our priorities as humans may shift and this becomes a reality. I only ask what if The Road Not Taken might become replace with something more productive, like a strip mall?
To reiterate progress only goes forwards, so lets be real careful where we lead it.