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You could argue that the pursuit of leisure created Silicon Valley as we know it. Atari was a gaming company. Apple's founders cut their teeth there. And the Ap
by blueyes 7y ago
You could argue that the pursuit of leisure created Silicon Valley as we know it. Atari was a gaming company. Apple's founders cut their teeth there. And the Apple II was largely bought because it supported games. I think this is one sense of Paul Graham's saying that toy problems are at the origins of great companies. Creativity driven by the sense of fun.
- jpmoyn 7y agoI think about the technical feat accomplished by Blizzard when they created World Of Warcraft. So much time, effort, money, and great minds working so that you could walk around in a virtual world with your friends.
- Namrog84 7y agoNo criticism but just curious why you chose blizzard and wow here? Compared to other virtual worlds you could walk around with friends?
- amelius 7y agoPursuit of leisure ... And we still have 5-day workweeks (although with the modern equivalent of a TV on our office desks).
- davidivadavid 7y agoYou could argue that the pursuit of leisure created pretty much every business that ever existed. We create businesses to either deliver leisure, or automate things that aren't leisure.