R.I.P. Boredom
I was just thinking about how many choices there are today when it comes to media entertainment. No longer are we confined by the static, time constrained content delivered by broadcast/print media of the twentieth century. Now when I'm ready to be entertained I can choose between a myriad of options based around my schedule. I might choose to immerse myself in Tolkien's Middle-Earth by playing a video game, watch anyone of the new series (or old ones) that was recorded on my DVR - or even watch a show that I downloaded via bit torrent and uploaded to my Xbox, listen to Internet radio or my iPod, read my blog subscriptions, or surf the Web. I can pick up the newspaper, which is still delivered daily, a magazine - catered to one of my specific interests, read a novel, or delve into my comic collection.
My point is there are so many media options vying for our time (eyeballs/ears) that it's no longer the situation of not having anything cool to listen, read, play, or watch but instead deciding on which of these we want to invest our time. For me, I can't remember that last time I was bored. Boredom has now been replaced by a sense of being overwhelmed.
"My cup runneth over" as they say and now I'm only wondering if it's filled with all of the right cool things.