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>millions of man years wasted streaming mind numbing video. ..millions of man years wasted waiting. >zoning out of the real world people around you to doodle
by cortic 8y ago
>millions of man years wasted streaming mind numbing video.
..millions of man years wasted waiting.
>zoning out of the real world people around you to doodle on your phone that’s sad.
..humoring pointless gossip so people will like you, that's sad.
My point is that these seem very subjective and judgmental.
- soziawa 8y agoI mean there were books before there were phones. The point is that phones have added little value.
- Ntrails 8y agoThere were iPods before there were smartphones, and that completely revolutionised my listening habits. I don't stream music or listen to podcasts so that need was already a solved problem for me. Except. Now I only carry one device. vOv
- lolsal 8y ago> The point is that phones have added little value. ... to you. My phone doesn't always have to be solving a problem or completing a task. The other day I was waiting for something and happened to look up the weather. I ended up going down a rabbit hole and re-discovering https://earth.nullschool.net https://earth.nullschool.net - it was fascinating! It enriched my life, to no particular end. That sort of stuff happens all the time and immensely valuable to me.
- tinus_hn 8y agoWhich is why using these ‘arguments’ makes you appear like an old fart. Get off my lawn! Kids these days!
- posting2fast 8y ago"waiting" isn't an actual action. You either read something, or think, or look around while thinking, and so on, but nobody just "waits". Being aware is an action. Thinking is an action. If people around you gossip, tell them that gossip is lame and shift the conversation. And what does it even mean to say something is subjective? Contrary to what? And what does judgemental mean? That you can be whatever you want, and think of yourself however you want, but others may not see you how they see you? What's wrong with judgement?
- cortic 8y ago>"waiting" isn't an actual action. semantics. you feel like you can only be critical of action, while inaction gets a pass? 'thinking' quietly is not inherently more valuable than being entertained. And while we are at it, nobody is just 'entertained' we learn, process, and yes 'think' at the same time >to say something is subjective In this context subjective means only applies to you Contrary to something that is a universal truth, something koolba seemed to be claiming. >What's wrong with judgement[al]? Its a weak argument, to say someone has 'failed' by your standards is to say they have failed by an arbitrary measure that may not have anything to do with their goals.