Bottomless

If you give people a bowl of soup that secretly refills itself, they will just keep eating. They’ll stop at some point of course, but they will eat much more than with a normal-bottomed bowl.

It’s the same with our media consumption: we know no limits, because there are no limits. The world’s media is served to us not in portions, but in an endless stream.

Is it strange that we are endlessly doomscrolling on social media and news sites? There’s always another tweet to read.

Is it strange that we are mindlessly binging on Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max? There is always another episode to watch.

It’s time we cut the hidden refill-tube from under the bowl and start consuming in portions again.