The MTV effect

I don't know what days used to be like in ancient times. They had no CDs, no satellite radio, no cell phones, no electricity, no cars with navigational systems, no heating or air conditioning, no space stations, no digital pictures of Saturn's moon titan... ad infinitum. When nightfall arrived they stared at the stars, slept 9 hours and rose to put in an honest day's work in the field or in the woods hunting for food. If one can picture a modern video produced for MTV where scenes change about every 2 seconds during a 3 minute song, then I guess one has a snapshot of how our entire day would seem to an ancient person if he were to glimpse it. I'm not sure myself what to think of a day in the life of a modern person. It's convoluted at best and totally spiraled out of control at worst. Somehow our species survives and propogates still. To what end? I don't know, but there's a beauty in living the moment fully with the intent of filling it with decent living. Living the moment fully seems to block out the MTV effect, the convoluted life.