然而梭罗所指的还是19世纪,我们现在生活在21世纪。在最平常的一天,都会有数十个甚至更多时刻,生活的复杂性不仅耽误了我们的时间,还会让我们感到失望或困惑。我们的生活中充满了我们不需要的小东西(自动洒水器、全球卫星定位系统设备、花哨的搅拌器)、我们看不懂的说明书(药瓶上的标签,组装玩具或家具的说明书),以及我们无法破译的表格(纳税申报表、健身房会员合同、手机话费单)。
Every facet of our lives, even entertainment and recreation, is complicated by an ever-widening array of choices delivered at a frantic pace. Consider:
我们生活的各个方面,甚至连娱乐和休闲都因为日益拓宽的选择而复杂化。看看这些数字吧:
-- More than 800,000 apps in the Apple App Store
苹果的App Store里有超过80万个应用程序
-- 240-plus selections on the Cheesecake Factory menu, not including lunch or brunch specials
除了为午餐或早午餐临时推出的特色菜之外,Cheesecake Factory的菜单上还有逾240种菜品
-- 135 mascaras, 437 lotions and 1,992 fragrances at Sephora.com
丝芙兰的网站(Sephora.com)上有135种睫毛膏,437种乳液以及1,992款香水
In 1980, the typical credit card contract was about 400 words long. Today, many are 20,000 words. 'Fine print' complexity costs us money in the form of hidden fees (about $900 per year for the average consumer, according to research conducted by the Ponemon Institute), denied claims and unanticipated charges ($2 billion in one year for landline phone customers, according to the Federal Communications Commission).
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