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> The Fine Article doesn't really go into how we're doing it wrong The way I understood it is that it's wrong for it to be considered a "sport" rather than a "
by js8 9y ago
> The Fine Article doesn't really go into how we're doing it wrong
The way I understood it is that it's wrong for it to be considered a "sport" rather than a "meditation", that is, it should be less about competition and more about relaxation.
- djrogers 9y agoThat makes the reference to evolutionary origins even more confusing, as I doubt our ancestors were ‘meditating’ while running prey to ground. If it is truly a survival thing, then running under stress inducing circumstances (hunger, competition, forced exercise etc) would be more in line with what Gorg the cave man was doing...
- js8 9y agoSo what? The fact that something evolved for a reason doesn't mean that you have to do it for the same reason. Take outdoor camping, for instance. Our "ability to camp" evolved, because we had to survive in the wilderness. Yet, many people today do it (from time to time) for fun, not because we lived in the wild in the past.