That's a job I would have liked to have. I know internet searches make all of this so much faster, but this article reminds me that it's not like it was _not_

That's a job I would have liked to have. I know internet searches make all of this so much faster, but this article reminds me that it's not like it was _not_ possible to get information pre-Internet; it just took more time. And considering how much the Internet has changed our entire way of life and the stressful always-on-demand way society expects you to be today, I often wonder if the positives really do outweigh the negatives. I'm not so sure. The fact that we had to go to a library to research something or pick up the phone and ask someone who would do that, slowed the pace of everything down, which means we "got less done". But when I think of how much effort we now spend trying to mitigate the exponential rise of stress and anxiety, maybe being slow was a feature, not a bug, of happier living. Why are we obsessed with "getting things done"? Unless what you're doing is trying to curing cancer or the like, then I'm not sure that "getting more done" is particularly helpful to you or to society in general. If by "getting more done" that meant we were able to work less and enjoy life more, maybe it would be worth it. But we're working more hours than in 1980 and unless you're in the top 10% you're not making that much more money than in 1980 (counting for inflation and purchasing power). So what has it brought us?