It used to be easy for film buffs on Academy Awards night. In those simpler days, you had probably already seen most of the nominated best pictures ...
On your screen, just as you are ready to hit play, another alluringly packaged option beckons, forcing you to restart the process all over again. - PixabayIt used to be easy for film buffs on Academy Awards night.
At some point, when you realize that you can literally watch anything you want, from old classics, and the doings in the Saskatchewan legislature to a crackling fireplace or western barrel racing, the paralysis kicks in. On your screen, just as you are ready to hit play, another alluringly packaged option beckons, forcing you to restart the process all over again.
I know this because of the long list of half-finished shows and flicks in the “Continue Watching” row on Netflix, a testament to my diminished powers of concentration.There used to be no better moment in my weekend than Saturday when, like a salmon returning to spawn, I would find myself at Sam the Record Man on Barrington Street, fanning through the record stacks with the intensity of a card player perusing a hand of High Chicago at the old Greco-Canadian Social Club.
The written word brings solace from the buzz of life. Even there the availability of choice can fog the mind. At this pace, before long, we will be hitting the remote every few seconds, as our Pavlovian need for constant, ever-changing stimulation deepens.
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