What our parents/grandparents advertised: instant gratification.

What they delivered: perpetual zombie state.

Gratification would mean stuff like getting paid on time, being able to drive to work instead of wondering if the bus is going to show up, being able to go to entertainment venues and socialize in person - gratification would mean the economy being in order. Voting different didn't bring this so I'm hoping AI will.

>We'll all get laid off!

>First time?

The 'gratification' people speak of is the content people generate and share on the internet, which is often about as gratifying as a kidney stone with or without AI involved.