Growth Spurt

[joeman]

Originally Posted by KrabbiPatty

Oh get off it dude. Greedy? Puh-leeze.

"Instant gratification". Jesus...

If you honestly think that wanting to click on thumbnails as opposed to parsing some website in a language i don't speak is somehow "greedy" you either need to look up the definition, or you're thirteen.

"The media". Really? Seriously? The media makes people not want to go through hoops to look at what amounts to porn? (and yes, it's a fetish, it's porn, thats why half the BE sites in existance are "adults only" before someone tries to call it art or something)

I guess greedy is the wrong word, as it usually applies to wealth or possessions. Selfish fits better. People want life easier for themselves. That is still selfishness to a degree.


Now the media does not make anyone do anything. It does not force you to do things, but it tries to influence people. And people are idiots. They go along with it. And a current theme that western media has been going through is the idea of "instant gratification." You tell me you have not seen it? The rise of fast food, easy and quick ways to lose weight, credit cards, horrible instant coffee, etc. We like the idea of quick and easy.
I am not saying that go-go-go is a bad thing or that things should be harder for people, nor am I saying wanting something sooner than later is wrong. It is just that some people take this idea a little further than it should go and assume everything should be this way. They expect it to be easy. Worse are the ones who are impolite about it. But this is just my opinion.
Other Articals:
http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/economist/94722
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/story/1335902.html
To a lesser extent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratification
And for fun: http://www.google.com/products?q=ins...&hl=en&show=dd

I am just reprimanding the sirs who were rudely requesting a thumbnail picture.