10. Modern advances make life easier, but may also have unexpected drawbacks. Just taking escalators rather than stairs reduces the number of calories burned each day. By letting machines routinely do their work, people become less physically fit. And if supermarkets were to fail, people could starve without having their own gardens to provide food. It is time to stop depending on modern technology. It may be time to question how convenient" these advances really are. O People these days don't exercise. Technological devices have harmed people's lives.