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You underestimate the laziness of countless spoiled children who have lived in their parents basements watching netflix and playing video games for years when t

by vlunkr 11y ago

You underestimate the laziness of countless spoiled children who have lived in their parents basements watching netflix and playing video games for years when they could be following their passions.

hamburglar 11y ago
> You underestimate the laziness of countless spoiled children Not to mention that many people underestimate the laziness of themselves given infinite free time. Posting to HN is a significant indicator. :)
- TeMPOraL 11y ago
  I don't know about other HNers, but for me posting is directly proportional to how much work I have at work, and inversely proportional to how much time available I have for my own things. When I have a day to work freely on my own projects, this is a day I am not on HN.
Dagwoodie 11y ago
"This sounds great, I haven't had any time off since I was 21 through 24!" - Phillip J Fry Seriously though, I'd wager the vast majority, if not all of the world's greatest inventions of the last millenium came not from those who inherited great wealth but those who had to struggle, worry, pray and perhaps cry about their fate before their survival instincts threw their imagination and determination into overdrive. UBI on the face of it seems like a noble idea but we are far too confident in what we think we know about the human spirit and our own nature to on average, try to follow the path of least resistance. It can certainly work well in small groups that have strong moral and ethical backbones but I fear it will ruin a land's people in direct proportion to how far it tries to implement it.
- Tossrock 11y ago
  Galileo's father was essentially a famous renaissance rock star. Newton was the son of a wealthy farmer. Leibniz's and Lord Kelvin's fathers were both professors. Maxwell's father was a baronet, and Werner von Braun's father was a literal duke. Turing was from upper middle class english gentry. Larry and Sergei went to Montessori school.
- drewrv 11y ago
  How many more of the worlds greatest inventions (and works of art, and many other things) would we have if people were free to follow their passions, particularly the millions in poverty who have no means to support themselves while they pursue brilliant ideas?

by vlunkr 11y ago

You underestimate the laziness of countless spoiled children who have lived in their parents basements watching netflix and playing video games for years when they could be following their passions.

hamburglar 11y ago

> You underestimate the laziness of countless spoiled children Not to mention that many people underestimate the laziness of themselves given infinite free time. Posting to HN is a significant indicator. :)

TeMPOraL 11y ago
I don't know about other HNers, but for me posting is directly proportional to how much work I have at work, and inversely proportional to how much time available I have for my own things. When I have a day to work freely on my own projects, this is a day I am not on HN.

Dagwoodie 11y ago

"This sounds great, I haven't had any time off since I was 21 through 24!" - Phillip J Fry Seriously though, I'd wager the vast majority, if not all of the world's greatest inventions of the last millenium came not from those who inherited great wealth but those who had to struggle, worry, pray and perhaps cry about their fate before their survival instincts threw their imagination and determination into overdrive. UBI on the face of it seems like a noble idea but we are far too confident in what we think we know about the human spirit and our own nature to on average, try to follow the path of least resistance. It can certainly work well in small groups that have strong moral and ethical backbones but I fear it will ruin a land's people in direct proportion to how far it tries to implement it.

Tossrock 11y ago
Galileo's father was essentially a famous renaissance rock star. Newton was the son of a wealthy farmer. Leibniz's and Lord Kelvin's fathers were both professors. Maxwell's father was a baronet, and Werner von Braun's father was a literal duke. Turing was from upper middle class english gentry. Larry and Sergei went to Montessori school.
drewrv 11y ago
How many more of the worlds greatest inventions (and works of art, and many other things) would we have if people were free to follow their passions, particularly the millions in poverty who have no means to support themselves while they pursue brilliant ideas?