This post is for those of you who are not in the child care loop.  It used to be that when a baby was ready to switch from a bottle or breast to more solid food she was literally spoon fed baby food.  Now those clever people at Gerber (owned by Nestle) have taken the mess, and the acculturation out of feeding toddlers.  They are marketing tubes of food.  It is a great idea, in the short run.  Grabbers are cleaner, more convenient and more hygienic.

But think about the long term effects.  It is now theoretically possible for a young person to grow to adulthood without ever having to chew food or learning to use a spoon or fork.  I can visualize a world where all food is the consistency of soft Brie.  And teeth are no longer necessary.  But eating will be more convenient.

You’re laughing but exactly the same thing is happening with the need to run and with the need to read.  Video has to a large extent ended the need to read and almost all running today is for pleasure.

I can visualize life without forks can you?