Does it really make you happy old man?

Louis CK has a great rant on Conan O’Brien here about dissatisfaction and our abundant lot in life.

And he’s right. We’ve got more of everything, more friends on Facebook than we ever intend to speak to and more entertainment options in-flight on the A380 than Blockbuster used to have on shelves 10 years ago etc.
 
Everything’s amazing nobody’s happy – Louis CK

The constant quest for 'more' is a funny old driver for us humans. We're never satisfied with what we’ve got. How hard is it to really say "No" to more? Easier when you’ve consumed more of 'more' than if you’ve only just started experiencing it I’d argue.
 
So I think Louis is right to call into question how much benefit he’s getting from a world of abundant technological connectivity, but perhaps he’s just hit the generational marker where he’s had more of 'more' and he knows more can actually detract, rather than benefit in the bigger picture.
 
I’d argue that Louis’s generation were fascinated and in awe of technological developments, and got to see some pretty landmark events. However, we’ve now reached the point where technology is so all pervasive and evolutionary (Moore’s Law.. no relation to 'more' I believe) that it's now 'generational' expectations where we're seeing the big change.
 
Louis saw the invention of the cable TV, the mobile phone, the internet etc., whereas a 25 year old has only ever had these devices turned on and working well. Facebook is a valuable addition but its not a technology development, rather something that runs really well on a technological development (the Internet). Since we’re not “watching” technology landmarks in the same way now, our expectations of invisible technologies and what they can/should do are now growing at a greater rate than Moore’s Law (probably doubling every couple of days rather than years!!)

So what I’m getting at is that invisible technology increases expectations at exponential rates from younger generations where they are less in awe of the technology, more demanding it to keep up with them.
 
So I’d argue Louis point is valuable, but he needs to let the younger generations simmer in their lives of ‘more’ a while before they bubble up to his view that "more is less".
 
The simple life is generational for most. Its only when you’ve had it (life) can you head towards the light.