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"our modern world makes money by distracting us" I'm not getting involved in the overall discussion, just wanted to highlight this gem. This is so true. In a
by geomark 11y ago
"our modern world makes money by distracting us"
I'm not getting involved in the overall discussion, just wanted to highlight this gem. This is so true.
In a conversation about Netflix's announcement of worldwide availability the other day I put it this way - so much of the economy is based on cultivating and indulging in mindlessness.
If you cultivate mindfulness you see how pointless and wasteful so much of people's activities are.
- matthewmacleod 11y agoThis is a deeply ugly and patronising thought.
- marvin 11y agoNot just that, its premise is wrong. "Wasteful" and "pointless" don't have any objective definition in the context of moral value, so what seems wasteful and pointless to one person could in fact be fulfilling and meaningful to someone else.