How to Avoid Instant Gratification When the World’s Full Of It
Yet another thing Jeff Bezos should be held accountable for
I’m hooked on Google searches. I take pleasure in knowing when I search for a question, the answer is moments away. A quick search becomes a hero in those annoying times when I cannot remember an actor’s name for the life of me. Because I need to know an answer immediately, it’s comforting to have a search engine around. No longer are the days when a simple teddy bear could relax me.
So what happens when I can’t find the answer to life’s most complex questions? Especially the big one: what is the meaning of life? Much to my displeasure, no search result will be able to tell me the answer to this wonder. Trust me; I’ve looked. Sure I’ve been able to learn and gain knowledge on the matter. There are religious views, nature’s cycles, or that we exist on a floating, giant rock. But I’ll only discover whatever a-ha answer resonates with me through meaningful life experiences. And that shit takes time.
Time. Ugh, I don’t have time to wait for time. Why do I instinctively feel impatient at the word time? There’s a reason why I get upset when I can’t find the answer to a question on Google in a couple of seconds. And the reason for that is instant gratification.
