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Everything online has immediate feedback. not necessarily "reward," but we get some notion of "ok you're done now" even on things that involve a wait. The real
by h2odragon 3y ago
Everything online has immediate feedback. not necessarily "reward," but we get some notion of "ok you're done now" even on things that involve a wait.
The real world demands delayed gratification. I planted seeds last week, and then nothing happened for days and days. Now they're beginning to come up. The link between last week's focus on planting and today's seedlings is something that I have to consciously remember, not the immediate feeling of "click muse, see square change color."
That lack of feedback makes the online fantasy worlds so much more tempting than the real.
- yamrzou 3y agoWell said!
- 037 3y ago> I planted seeds last week, and then nothing happened for days and days. Now they're beginning to come up. The link between last week's focus on planting and today's seedlings is something that I have to consciously remember, not the immediate feeling of "click muse, see square change color." I'm not sure if it's sad or not, but reading your comment made me realize I learned the same lesson by ordering from AliExpress.