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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Everything I stated above about books, also holds true for many other items such as CD's and toys. The fact that it doesn't cost any effort nor any waiting anymore takes away from the experience to acquire something.
Previously, finding and getting the item was half the fun for many people.
Now you just go: "Click. Type. *Lord of the Rings* Enter. Click, Click, Click. Type. Click." Read. (The same goes for many physical items, which can be shipped overnight if ordered before 21:00; some stores even go as late as 0:00. Order at 23:47, get item delivered at 9:21...)
Faster? Yes. More convenient? Yes. Cheaper? Probably.
Still, it misses "something".
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If you already know what you are getting, and for so many things that is the case, who cares about how you get it? Spending more time finding something I already know I want doesn't seem to have much purpose.
Browsing around for stuff I don't know about yet, to see if something catches my interest, well there is a point to that. But I hardly think the point is how much time it takes.
I would think it is more the excitement of the discovery of new stuff, so why would it matter HOW you discover it?