It has nothing to do with the screen, or living life virtually/digitally.

It boils down to the paradox of choice. Or getting older. Mostly when it's getting older - it's nostalgia talking. Humans have been bemoaning this state of affairs for centuries.

"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality" - Seneca

Nostalgia is Greek for "returning [home] to suffering/pain".. ironic, isn't it?

We have more choice than ever before, and because of that, sometimes our choices don't seem as valuable. We are simple apes, after all, accustomed to making choices that determine the outcome of our survival.

So, instead of being able to only choose from an action movie, a horror film, and a rom-com.. it was simple - what were you in the mood for?