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We need instant gratification, all the time. We used to be OK with driving to the video store to rent a DVD. Now, if we can't stream it instantly, it's dead to us. (If you've ever received an Amazon Prime order 12 hours after placing it, you know there's no turning back.) Need to know what everyone thinks about anything relating to your personal life? Post to Facebook or Twitter, refresh, repeat as necessary. We just might be the most spoiled, self-obsessed, impatient generation yet. But have you seen the photos we just posted of our Paris trip?

Can we have that yesterday?

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We need instant gratification, all the time. We used to be OK with driving to the video store to rent a DVD. Now, if we can't stream it instantly, it's dead to us. (If you've ever received an Amazon Prime order 12 hours after placing it, you know there's no turning back.) Need to know what everyone thinks about anything relating to your personal life? Post to Facebook or Twitter, refresh, repeat as necessary. We just might be the most spoiled, self-obsessed, impatient generation yet. But have you seen the photos we just posted of our Paris trip?

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