Comment by 0hw0t

Imo new life is far less stimulating than old life.

Wander in the trees and your brain is processing all the light reflecting off surfaces at endless angles given textured surfaces everywhere. Brain be processing the crunch of the sticks and grass.

Reading books was at an all-time high. Ear training making music with friends, was a constant.

Physically sitting still staring at a 2D screen, saving the universe from yet another alien threat video game, scanning likely repetitive and meaningless social commentary since no one is taking salient actions, just spinning wheels in place... modern life can't compete with that information overload.

Modern life is actually whittled down to "protect big corp profits" via consumption of their media and services. It's the opposite of diverse. It is hypernormalized and stagnant