How true this is. This reminds me of a visit to Las Vegas. What hit me hardest (and it did feel like being slapped in the face) was that every space available contained an ad for something. Side of vehicles of all kinds, building surfaces, anything. And of course tee shirts with whatever on the front were everywhere. it was crazy!
Wow, what a shocking experience. I had never heard that about Las Vegas, although what you said seems logical to me, I understand that it is a place where there is a lot of hustle and bustle, investments and so on.
In daily life it also happens to us, everything is full of advertisements, news and information, there is no respite for a second and that exhausts me. I avoid it at all costs.
I worry that this aspect of choice is actually rather dangerous unless people have some inkling of how to make good choices. This is, in part, why we see such a distrust of expertise and why we have so much misinformation floating around. Perhaps, there was more homogeneity in thought when there was less to choose from... which is a rather problematic place to be in--- bc it can result in all kinds of authoritarianism... but it seems that being able to chose can also take us there.
I hadn't thought about that other perspective of this paradox, but it is true. When there are too many options, people get lost and go for the simplest or look for fewer options. That is why, despite there being millions of places to get information, the most common thing is to go for the simplest and that is why people don't spend time investigating.
It is like having 24 types of jam to choose from. People end up fed up and go where there are 6 and buy the usual one, why change or listen to those who say that another is better?
How true this is. This reminds me of a visit to Las Vegas. What hit me hardest (and it did feel like being slapped in the face) was that every space available contained an ad for something. Side of vehicles of all kinds, building surfaces, anything. And of course tee shirts with whatever on the front were everywhere. it was crazy!
Hi Sue! :)
Wow, what a shocking experience. I had never heard that about Las Vegas, although what you said seems logical to me, I understand that it is a place where there is a lot of hustle and bustle, investments and so on.
In daily life it also happens to us, everything is full of advertisements, news and information, there is no respite for a second and that exhausts me. I avoid it at all costs.
I worry that this aspect of choice is actually rather dangerous unless people have some inkling of how to make good choices. This is, in part, why we see such a distrust of expertise and why we have so much misinformation floating around. Perhaps, there was more homogeneity in thought when there was less to choose from... which is a rather problematic place to be in--- bc it can result in all kinds of authoritarianism... but it seems that being able to chose can also take us there.
What you say is very interesting, really.
I hadn't thought about that other perspective of this paradox, but it is true. When there are too many options, people get lost and go for the simplest or look for fewer options. That is why, despite there being millions of places to get information, the most common thing is to go for the simplest and that is why people don't spend time investigating.
It is like having 24 types of jam to choose from. People end up fed up and go where there are 6 and buy the usual one, why change or listen to those who say that another is better?