Of Modern Maladies

Does this sound familiar to you?
"Anything."
"I go if you go."
"Whatever also can."

Maybe it's just me, but I seem to notice that one major problem with the people these days is indecisiveness. You ask them where they want to eat, they tell you "Anything.". You ask them what they want to drink, they tell you "What also can.". You ask them whether they want to pee, they tell you "You go I go."

Ok ... maybe not so much for the pee-ing.
But problem is, when they say "Anything." .. they don't actually mean "ANYTHING".. because when you do decide something for them, then they will start being picky (No pork.Only chicken. Or .. That place stinks, this place is crowded.)

Is our indecisiveness to decide caused by us being bombarded by so much information that it renders us incapable of making simple decisions e.g. where to go to have fun, where and what to eat, what to watch for tonight's movie and whether to buy that pair of shoes?
Or is this a problem of the modern man? That we have began to shift responsibilities to others, even personal responsibilities such as pee-ing ("You go I go") .. to other people.

I personally am biased towards the second one. People are just shirking responsibilities, hoping someone will take them up and lead them right to the urinal.Ok.Not so much bout the pee-ing. But seriously? We might have grown too comfortable for others to take charge because we are afraid of the consequences of being responsible for things.

Next time someone ask you "What time should we meet up?" .. try to think for a little bit and not reply "Anytime" straight off ...
Personal responsibility people. Personal responsibility.
Make your choice.Decide.
Even if that means it inconvenient certain people. Just because you can't always satisfy the mass doesn't mean you have to join them.

*By the way, I use "he" and "man" in my posts. If you are particular about it, Guy Kawasaki said it best;
"If only defeating sexism were as simple as throwing in an occasional he/she, she, her, or hers. I use the masculine pronouns merely as shortcut. Successful entrepreneurship is blind to gender. Don't look for sexism where none exists".
So "man" doesn't only applies to man.