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The tyranny of the mundane, or how nobody is happy any more.
There’s a good article on Design Mind in response to a recent Seth Godin post about technology and magic. Here’s the part that stood out for me:
To me that’s all we’re really talking about, and core to Godin’s point (whether it was intended or not) is that stuff doesn’t wow us anymore, but that’s not really because it’s tech or magic. It’s ultimately just because he’s used to it, its part of the fabric of his life. That stuff, like Google’s predictive search, is designed explicitly to disappear, to appear “natural,” it’s an example of the tyranny of the mundane. What he’s missing perhaps, are experiences that are designed to stand out and be extraordinary, remarkable ones that live in the world instead of hiding behind the rest of our lives.
I love that line “the tyranny of the mundane.” It describes our highly technological lives so well.
The discussion reminds me of the classic Louis C.K. comment that everything is amazing, and nobody’s happy. If you haven’t seen his brilliant rant yet, here it is:
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