I've come to believe that a lot of misery in an affluent society comes from too much choice. As you touch on, there are books (and magazines), then broadcast TV, then DVDs, then streaming from one, two, three, and more platforms. There are evenings where I have to expend some thought into *which* of the many available choices to watch.
I've read the Einstein had a closet filled with copies of the same suits and shirts because he had better things to do than decide what to wear today. It's ironic, but limiting choice does bring some peace of mind. All our stuff in all its guises gives us too much of a muchness.
I've come to believe that a lot of misery in an affluent society comes from too much choice. As you touch on, there are books (and magazines), then broadcast TV, then DVDs, then streaming from one, two, three, and more platforms. There are evenings where I have to expend some thought into *which* of the many available choices to watch.
I've read the Einstein had a closet filled with copies of the same suits and shirts because he had better things to do than decide what to wear today. It's ironic, but limiting choice does bring some peace of mind. All our stuff in all its guises gives us too much of a muchness.
Steve Jobs did the clothes thing, too. Conservation of bandwidth.
There is. Stuff
Double stuff
Stuffed stuff
Double stuffed stuff
Stuff with stuffing
Half stuffed stuff
Stuff on stuff
Too much stuff
Worthless stuff
Unknown stuff
And so on.
Don’t forget stuffed suit