Is it just me, or commodities and having everything served is ruining our gratification?

[Den MDM Den MDM]

What I mean by the title is, with how fast-growing the technology field is, don't you all feel like things aren't that exciting anymore? Like for example, before, we used to wait hours for our favourite TV show to start, or if we didn't have time, we would ask a friend to record it so we could watch it later... but waiting gave that sense of excitement that nowadays we don't have because streaming apps took over and we watch something whenever we want and can.
Or take for example, having PCs for gaming. On the same device we listen to music, watch videos, do research etc. we have a library composed of TONS of games, and I'm sure y'all can relate when I say we don't feel like playing most of the time. I watched a documentary that followed recent experimental technologies that included intelligent wardrobes and houses, and I just couldn't help it but think how miserable it would all be if we had everything served done for us. I'm not good at expressing these things, but I'm sure some of you can relate to these thoughts.

 

[Deleted member 257420]

Yeah nah ur right lol even tho I'm not a gamer.

 

[Den MDM Den MDM]

Yeah nah ur right lol even tho I'm not a gamer.View attachment 63518

Worst user in the forum doesn't get to have a word

 

[Spike's iconSpike]

Yeah for games specifically, you can get thousands of hours on online games for free, or even get free single player games from Epic giveaways. There's also a lot of free indies on itch, etc.
So there's no shortage of games.
In the past you had a handful of cartridge's and was that or nothing, so of course you spent all day every day playing city connection.
It's hard to concentrate in a game, or value them as high.

Also when I was a kid games were for:
A) Kids
B) Nerds

If you were no longer a kid and still playing games your classmates would consider you inferior. Nowadays It feels like everyone's a gamer.

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Its basic supply and demand laws, the more there is the less appreciated it is, for convenience, you only appreciate it when you don't have it.

I could say a lot more, but i can get a warning, cause spicy author. So imma leave it at that.

 

[ObscureJigglypuff]

Agree with that Spike guy.

Now i can play many games, they are so many that i don't have any feeling of value attached to them. Alas, this continue to grow indiscriminately.

 

[Deleted member 257420]

Its basic supply and demand laws, the more there is the less appreciated it is, for convenience, you only appreciate it when you don't have it.

I could say a lot more, but i can get a warning, cause spicy author. So imma leave it at that.

High Risk High Reward crodie try it! /j

 

[IyoTheHelpfulWolf]

Find other things to look forward to. I look forward to streams and time spent with friends I don't get to spend quality time with all the time. Those are moments that need work and preparation and that I can't instinaneously get with a button press, but are enhanced by the things I CAN get instantaneously with a button press. Use what you have available and make shit happen.

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

"The more you take, the less you have"

I've been trying to play games in the last few days, I've completed a few PS1 games, yet it feels....off, something feels like my attention is grabbed by other things, things I should be doing or watching other stuff, the best way to say it is that our attention span has gone hay-wire, we want to do everything all at once, without losing tracking of something that we are either a part of or like doing, we sometimes stop appreciating these things completely. Either something new or old, games or books, work or leisure, we humans have a built in code of never being satisfied of something.

 

[newageretrohippie]

we need an AI to make our video games, another one to play them for us, and another one to watch them play the games for us. Only then will we attAIn true hAIppiness

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

The burden that we need to carry in this day and age. We’ve gone too far but yet where we are now felt like this isn’t where we want to be.

 

[Bakuma1997]

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

Agreed, having something to look forward to or a sense of delayed gratification is lost when you have so much readily at your fingertips. Entertainment loses a degree of novelty.

 

[Samatonic Samatonic]

Agreed, having something to look forward to or a sense of delayed gratification is lost when you have so much readily at your fingertips. Entertainment loses a degree of novelty.

The elixir from the fountain of truth is difficult to drink, but when drank heartedly, gives relief.
Your words couldn't be more clearer.

 

[UnDubious]

Yeah, nothing is special at this point. Scarcity creates value, overabundance makes us takes things for granted.

There's a song from the 60s about this. Basically the less we have to do, the worse things will get, because we were built to do things. There is no fulfillment in being served things constantly with no effort, yet we are lazy and can't seem to turn it down.

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

What I do in cases of, let's call it "Electronic intoxication", is first disconnect, you can leave those 24 hours connected devices and do something more physical like gardening, cleaning, painting your walls, physical shopping, etc.
Other thing is to start actually enjoying simple pleasures like, bird watching, cooking, some sport, etc.
Also I would try to limit my backlog(games, anime, Literature, etc) to reasonable number.

 

[ciro64]

The days of excitingly limited technology may be gone, but we still can make moments like these special if we balance the other aspects in our life. Modern life do require a certain discipline in order for us to not fry our dopamine receptors with all those instantaneous small forms of engagement available.

That being said, when we grow older as gamers it's only expected that we become pickier about what we like to play.

 

[Adrastia]

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This. Technology has turned entertainment into an all you can eat buffet. When you have too many choices it starts to feel like you don't have any choices. I think our brains get overwhelmed.

 

[Action_Hank]

Yeah for games specifically, you can get thousands of hours on online games for free, or even get free single player games from Epic giveaways. There's also a lot of free indies on itch, etc.
So there's no shortage of games.
In the past you had a handful of cartridge's and was that or nothing, so of course you spent all day every day playing city connection.

/thread

 

[PrismRed]

Yeah, that's why I'm doing everything in the most inconvenient way as possible.
Not joking.

 

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

I enjoy cleaning and housework. I think I would be very sad if we automated everything.

 

[moonbits]

One of the silly reasons I left PC gaming because I can't focus on gaming, I'll be in forums, youtube, discord, wikipedia instead of actually playing the damn games. I don't like having too much convenience, it drains the beauty of life.

I have a notebook, I could use my notepad app in my phone but I don't want to. I have a Kindle, but sometimes just prefer a physical book because I can focus on it.

As a programmer, it's ironic I steer away from technology for daily things. Everyone around me is like "BRO CHATGPT" and I'm like "uh no thanks" even though I've personally worked with AI/Vector databases for some projects.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Nah you guys just are too hyper stimulated or spread your attention way too thin games that i want to play are a small collection no need to keep looking for new stuff when for example I'm gonna play Silent hill games or metal gear games.

Just focus on one game or one show and you won't feel this super EZ

 

[UnDubious]

I enjoy cleaning and housework. I think I would be very sad if we automated everything.

That's one thing I'd very gladly automate. Hate both.

 

[IyoTheHelpfulWolf]

This. Technology has turned entertainment into an all you can eat buffet. When you have too many choices it starts to feel like you don't have any choices. I think our brains get overwhelmed.

We want to get the most out of our finite time. With only a handful of options, we can fairly easily weigh the pros and cons of each, make a choice, and stick to it, reasonably satisfied with said choice. When we have nearly infinite options, however, we second guess ourselves.

Am I having the maximum amount of fun possible with my few hours before bed and my shitty job? Is one of those other 100's to 1000's of games more fun? Is this long introduction and learning period going to be worth it?

The human mind can get so obsessed with making the most optimal choice, that it ends up making no choice at all. You have to make a conscious choice to just pick something and throw yourself into it, and remind yourself that a chance at a good time is better than not having fun at all due to choice paralysis.