Summary of Stewart Lee on the problem of instant gratification, from Content Provider

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Stewart Lee discusses how the pursuit of instant gratification has led to a decrease in the depth of our hobbies and interests. He argues that this change is a tragedy, and that in the past, people had to put in more effort to engage in the hobbies they loved.

• 00:00:00 Stewart Lee discusses how the urge to have instant gratification has led to a decrease in the depth of our hobbies and interests. He argues that this change is a tragedy, and that in the past, people had to put in more effort to engage in the hobbies they loved.
• 00:05:00 Stewart Lee discusses how, in the past, people had to walk long distances to find places where they could do sexual activities without being seen by others. He recalls a story his grandfather told him of how, in the 1930s, he had to go to a faraway potato farm to find a potato sack mask so he could do sexual activities with his wife in secrecy. Since the invention of the internet, Stewart argues, our access to information has decreased, meaning that old stories and memories are no longer remembered and passed down from generation to generation.
• 00:10:00 Stewart Lee discusses the problem of instant gratification in relation to his grandparents' experience of living during the 1930s. He notes that, unlike today, they had to make a choice between pursuing pleasure and having enough food. Stewart Lee's granddad would often cough up black phlegm and bleed during this process, illustrating the harshness of their lifestyle.