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Thedebilitatingnatureofchoiceoverloadplaguesmodernsociety,especiallywithalltheexcesswehaveinour
lives.Inasimplertime,choosingwhattoeatwasnotaproblem.Wehadtoeatwhatevercamefromourharvests.
Bigger decisions were more streamlined as well. Our future careers were sometimes decided upon birth. In
Korea’spast,peoplebornintoacademicfamilieshadnochoicebuttostudytheirentirelives,whilepeopleborn
intoanagriculturallifenaturallywentontocultivatecropsforaliving.
Whilethefreedomtodecidecertainlygivesusasenseofcontrolinourlives,wemustbewaryofthelosses.
Having a choice on Netflix is neat, but is the time spent on deciding what to watch worth it? Probably not. If
you make a balance sheet of the pleasure and weigh the loss of time of indecision against the gratification of
watchingtheshow,itmightevenbeinthered.
Thenewsemesterisuponusandwewillbeconfrontedbysomanychoices.Inotherwords,thereisgoingto
bealotoffalteringonwhattodowithlife?alotoftimeloss.Therearetwoapproaches:
OneisexpectingNetflixtochange.Netflixisgreat.Itscollectionofmovies,documentaries,andTVseriesgive
usgreatjoyattimes.Thereisnodoubtonhowgreattheirdatabaseis,either.However,theserviceseemslikeit
needs an algorithm that does not flood the user with too many choices. Perhaps it can give the user something
towatchwithouttheneedtoselectattimes,likehavingastreamthatplaysshowsormovieswhereeveryoneis
watchingthesamethingatthesametime,verymuchlikeaTVchannel.
Number two is changing how we approach Netflix. We spend less time choosing and more time watching.
We hunker down and quickly choose instead of worrying too much about the outcome. By doing so, we can
rule out certain shows that are unappealing and take an early exit strategy if need be. This way, we would be
experiencingtheoutcomeofchoicesinthetimewenormallyfretoverthem.
By this point, you may have realized that Netflix is a metaphor for a life of choices. The difference is that
Netflix will continue to update its user interface to make it more watchable because it wants to attract more
users,whilelife,becauseitisaconceptandnotaservice,cannotreallydoanythingtomakelifemorelivable.
Inthissense,onlythelatterofthetwoapproachesispossibleforalifeofchoices.Whatlifehastoofferdoesnot
justcometous,andexpectingsomeexternalforcetogiveusjoyisnotenough.
ⓒPixabay
▲Choicesarelikecloseddoors;wedonotknowwhatisbehindthemuntilweopenthem.
Aswefacechoices,itisdifficulttorealizethatwemustbetheonestojumpintothemsothatwemaygather
experiences and make better future choices. We fear that the wrong choice may ruin everything. However,
indecision itself is the wrong choice. Indecision is our inability to exercise the freedom of choice. The Argus
hopes that this little bit of thought stays with you HUFSans for this semester so that you may maximize what
HUFSlifehastooffer.
MARCH 2021
39
Thedebilitatingnatureofchoiceoverloadplaguesmodernsociety,especiallywithalltheexcesswehaveinour
lives.Inasimplertime,choosingwhattoeatwasnotaproblem.Wehadtoeatwhatevercamefromourharvests.
Bigger decisions were more streamlined as well. Our future careers were sometimes decided upon birth. In
Korea’spast,peoplebornintoacademicfamilieshadnochoicebuttostudytheirentirelives,whilepeopleborn
intoanagriculturallifenaturallywentontocultivatecropsforaliving.
Whilethefreedomtodecidecertainlygivesusasenseofcontrolinourlives,wemustbewaryofthelosses.
Having a choice on Netflix is neat, but is the time spent on deciding what to watch worth it? Probably not. If
you make a balance sheet of the pleasure and weigh the loss of time of indecision against the gratification of
watchingtheshow,itmightevenbeinthered.
Thenewsemesterisuponusandwewillbeconfrontedbysomanychoices.Inotherwords,thereisgoingto
bealotoffalteringonwhattodowithlife?alotoftimeloss.Therearetwoapproaches:
OneisexpectingNetflixtochange.Netflixisgreat.Itscollectionofmovies,documentaries,andTVseriesgive
usgreatjoyattimes.Thereisnodoubtonhowgreattheirdatabaseis,either.However,theserviceseemslikeit
needs an algorithm that does not flood the user with too many choices. Perhaps it can give the user something
towatchwithouttheneedtoselectattimes,likehavingastreamthatplaysshowsormovieswhereeveryoneis
watchingthesamethingatthesametime,verymuchlikeaTVchannel.
Number two is changing how we approach Netflix. We spend less time choosing and more time watching.
We hunker down and quickly choose instead of worrying too much about the outcome. By doing so, we can
rule out certain shows that are unappealing and take an early exit strategy if need be. This way, we would be
experiencingtheoutcomeofchoicesinthetimewenormallyfretoverthem.
By this point, you may have realized that Netflix is a metaphor for a life of choices. The difference is that
Netflix will continue to update its user interface to make it more watchable because it wants to attract more
users,whilelife,becauseitisaconceptandnotaservice,cannotreallydoanythingtomakelifemorelivable.
Inthissense,onlythelatterofthetwoapproachesispossibleforalifeofchoices.Whatlifehastoofferdoesnot
justcometous,andexpectingsomeexternalforcetogiveusjoyisnotenough.
ⓒPixabay
▲Choicesarelikecloseddoors;wedonotknowwhatisbehindthemuntilweopenthem.
Aswefacechoices,itisdifficulttorealizethatwemustbetheonestojumpintothemsothatwemaygather
experiences and make better future choices. We fear that the wrong choice may ruin everything. However,
indecision itself is the wrong choice. Indecision is our inability to exercise the freedom of choice. The Argus
hopes that this little bit of thought stays with you HUFSans for this semester so that you may maximize what
HUFSlifehastooffer.
MARCH 2021
39
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