I'm not sure I'm convinced about that. The desire for convenience may be a widespread cultural message, but I wonder if it comes from people and not marketers. A lot of people seem to suffer in perpetual convenience, they may not be able to articulate it, but it makes them uncomfortable. After a while they feel restless and crave some sort of meaning in life, something to engage with, an interesting idea, a hobby, a project. Some form of work, not for salary but to create something or learn something or do something. Something real and authentic.
This thread is actually a good example of that, and OP isn't the only one who has noted that the Internet seems to have turned into a soulless mall where nothing has any effort or thought put into it. Well, it hasn't, but when you engage with the Internet through certain tools it sure looks that way.
i agree with you wholeheartedly, nice point. I guess you can liken it to junk food, most people would be happier and healthier without it but marketing and people's propensity for an easy way out if it exists has lead to people being fat, unhappy and addicted to junk food. I wonder who is to blame? People for the choices they make, or businesses who know people's propensity to do stuff even though it goes against an individuals own best interests.
b/w i found your search engine and blog, you are exactly the type of people we need more of, thanks for everything!
