格莱克：就像有人说互联网会让我们都成为天才，也有人这样说过电报。
Gleick: When people say that the Internet is going to make us all geniuses, that was said about the telegraph.
也有很多这样的例子，有人对他们的老板说关于他们爱好的事情或是要求老板给他们弹性，但结果是公司不可能也不愿意提供给他们这样的帮助。
There are plenty of examples out there of folks who told their employers that another priority or the need for flexibility and heard that the company couldn’t or wouldn’t offer them any help.
有人说他们的这种“占便宜心理”促进了理性消费，不过，也有人提醒要小心为了优惠券而购物这样的冲动购物行为和不必要的消费。
Some say their "bargain mentality" encourages rational spending, but others also warn against rash and unnecessary consumption - buying for the sake of coupons.
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