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How many passwords, accounts, bills, charges, emails, letters, apps did they receive or use every day? How many minutes of their day were hijacked by advertisements expressly designed to make you feel strong emotions?
Every single person is so intensely overstimulated compared to our ancestors. Even on our days off, we rarely spend time just sitting and relaxing because our capitalistic world demands our labor. When we do relax, usually we are overstimulating with media.
What im reading from this is not new but i don't want to discount your sentiment. What I am assuming is the difference is for me and those older we are the frog in the pot of water with the water being brought to a boil. Because we grew up before The Internet we are effectively better grounded for the overstimulation now? The shock for those younger is far more jarring especially if they have not been adequately prepared by their support systems.