Options – the illusion of choice. With most things now there are so many options you go dizzy and end up
(a) spending hours / days on consumer sites to find the Best Option
or
(b) realise that it’s all an illusion, a mirage, all smoke and mirrors and you can choose between 577 varieties of chemicals-laden crap. Or, between a couple of Big Players (monster corporations) that offer you exactly the same services and if you ever manage to read the small-print / do the math, you realise you’re paying through the nose for all of them and they are laughing all the way to the bank.
The A-Z of Bullshit, Hype and Cool Stuff is part of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2016
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Ooh. I hate when options are only an illusion. Grrr.
Great post and so true!
Having “limitless” options can work against commitment, especially with lifetime decisions like marriage. Why marry when there are so many on-line singles to choose from?
It’s our fascination with the shiny new thing, which is certainly better than anything I have…
Thanks for the reminder, Valerie. Options can so often be an illusion.
All these non-options give us the illusion that we’re free agents – that we’re somehow empowered.
I far prefer the menu that has the fifteen things a restaurant does well, as opposed to the the fifteen pages of things they don’t quite. Yes having too many options is not always a good thing!
Yes. It becomes counterproductive.
This reminded me of a time I was shopping for a television and so overwhelmed by choices I was in the store for hours. Finally a clerk came by and said, “Don’t worry, ma’am, we’re open ’til ten.”
And don’t get me started on cable companies! Yikes.
Enjoying your posts.
Hey, I had the option of leave a comment the last time I read this, and I left one, but it was all a mirage. My comment is gone. Anyway, this series rocks. I love your candor and creativity.
Thank you. So glad you’re enjoying it.