The screen radiates from the mind power that controls it. The buttons are mere cover-ups for our real-life actions.
We’re more likely to shop online due to the ease of use, not to mention the dopamine hit of a vicarious follow-through. Swish.
Putting an item in your grocery basket at the store recreates the same feeling, albeit more fleeting. Grocery shopping can feel like work. As does the checkout lanes, a post-COVID design to make customers do the job.
Of course, we could also be farmers responsible for cultivating our own food. That responsibility would remind the head where the heart is real quick. Hard labor is confessionally vascular.
The clicks, the bare-hand work, and the blurring of online and offline worlds make the modern life juggle.