less efficient machines

A four-panel Calvin and Hobbes comic strip from 1995. Calvin's dad sits at his home computer and says, "It used to be that if a client wanted something done in a week, it was considered a rush job, and he'd be lucky to get it. Now, with modems, faxes, and car phones, everybody wants everything instantly! Improved technology just increases expectations. These machines don't make life easier - they make life more harassed." In the last panel, Calvin is depicted holding a box and says, "Six minutes to microwave this?? Who's got that kind of time?!" His dad then says, "If we wanted more leisure, we'd invent machines that do things _less_ efficiently."