Re:Ask HN: Are things getting more convenient but less satis...
by strikelaserclaw on Thursday December 08, 2022 @09:02AM
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the human mind is not designed for instant gratification and overstimulation. Things seemed more satisfying to me 20 years ago, standing in line waiting for a playstation or game release and then playing it. Now a days, i download a bunch of games but never seem to finish any of them. The same goes for movies, friday night movie rentals were magical.
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Re:Ask HN: Are things getting more convenient but less satis...
by massinstall on Thursday December 08, 2022 @10:12AM
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I think what you’re describing could be because the pace of life was slower, there was less competition for everything, the consequences of making mistakes less severe, the general economic situation easier, and it was worth a lot more to learn and know something. There was also more quality work to be found in software, relatively speaking.
Re:Ask HN: Are things getting more convenient but less satis...
by dysoco on Friday December 09, 2022 @11:45PM
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I ponder about this as well but I wonder if it's not simply that these things felt more magical just because well... I was a kid back then, I can't expect to get the same level of wonder from a videogame nowadays.