The latter. Actually, I guess I still consume a lot of unknown things, but now almost exclusively online, where when the thing sucks, you can instantly move on to something else.
Much better to download a movie and watch five minutes of it and delete it than to coordinate going to the theater with someone, buy overpriced popcorn, watch a bunch of ads, then sit through an hour and a half of something you don’t really like.
I can’t really tell whether this is me failing to appreciate some aspect of human experience, or just that the way people tend to do things is stupid.
I can’t really tell whether this is me failing to appreciate some aspect of human experience, or just that the way people tend to do things is stupid.
I wonder the same about myself all the time. Sometimes I feel less..., uh, “human” (?) for it. At those times, I ask myself, “would you rather be doing X?” and the answer is invariably that I would not. I seem to be happier for not doing these things because when I give in and do them, I get bored or annoyed.
Do you think you had an aversion to repetition? Or a propensity for variety?
The latter. Actually, I guess I still consume a lot of unknown things, but now almost exclusively online, where when the thing sucks, you can instantly move on to something else.
Much better to download a movie and watch five minutes of it and delete it than to coordinate going to the theater with someone, buy overpriced popcorn, watch a bunch of ads, then sit through an hour and a half of something you don’t really like.
I can’t really tell whether this is me failing to appreciate some aspect of human experience, or just that the way people tend to do things is stupid.
Or you just have different preferences from some other people.
I wonder the same about myself all the time. Sometimes I feel less..., uh, “human” (?) for it. At those times, I ask myself, “would you rather be doing X?” and the answer is invariably that I would not. I seem to be happier for not doing these things because when I give in and do them, I get bored or annoyed.