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Millions of MP3s and the missing “My Personality”

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Recently, during an Italian conference dedicated to music on the Net, one boy said to the speaker, “We can download the complete discography of any artist, but the problem is: What do we like?”

This question summarizes the entire journey of the market society which offers countess choices but does not give the instruments for creating a solid individual identity. One of the reasons for the discomfort in choosing is almost “technical”: Barry Schwartz is the author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. He affirms that the great varieties of choices present in rich societies create paralysis instead of liberation.

People prefer to make no decision rather than face complicated choices. Decisions, once made, produce less satisfaction as people have greater reason to regret the decisions they have made. Moreover, it creates unrealistic expectations and self-blame when the results are not perfect. Finally, the explosion of choices may be a significant contributor to depression.

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