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Why do you think the average pace of life has increased?
by witty_username 10y ago
Why do you think the average pace of life has increased?
- coldtea 10y agoFor one, because whereas there were 10 distractions back in the day, nowadays there are 1000. Email, Web, YouTube, social media, mobile apps, and tons of other things all demanding (or getting anyway) attention and time. On top of that we now have "on demand" almost everything, from knowledge and info, to stuff (e.g. one day delivery, etc). Plus, the pace of stuff like new music, video, etc releases is far greater than back in the day (back in the day not everyone could release their own music to the other end of the world either). And people now do 2-3 things at the same time, all the time -- work, listen to music on headphones, surf the web and check their FB etc -- back then even listening to music on headphones while working was a novelty (not to mention rare and frowned upon). Or go out for a coffee with friends and check their smartphone all the time, etc. Ever tried spending a day in the 70s or 80s? Most of that time it was sitting around doing nothing -- at all.
- witty_username 10y ago> Ever tried spending a day in the 70s or 80s? Most of that time it was sitting around doing nothing -- at all. Maybe because it was your childhood/youth + nostalgia? Just speculating. In any case, you can always slow down and take less things. Also, hasn't technology made life easier? No need to send mail, you can send email. No need to go to a shop, just buy online. Doesn't that give us more time to relax?