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We are becoming one trick ponies, only defined by the work that we do. There is something about cooking, doing things with your hands that is fundamental to the
by sharadov 7y ago
We are becoming one trick ponies, only defined by the work that we do. There is something about cooking, doing things with your hands that is fundamental to the human experience. I cook, but I also like to order in, sometimes I just microwave stuff. It depends on your mood.
- 8ytecoder 7y agoThis, so much. Saying this in earnest, I've stopped tying my identity with my work and it feels liberating. I'm not bothered by people who think I "can do so much more". May be but I'm happier.
- boring_twenties 7y ago"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
- sharadov 7y agoWorking my way down that list!
- boring_twenties 7y agoI suggest reordering some of the items.
- homonculus1 7y agoTo anyone who hasn't previously encountered this beautiful quotation, its originator is Robert Heinlein.
- dwild 7y ago> There is something about cooking, doing things with your hands that is fundamental to the human experience. I agree that doing more has plenty of avantage, but is there something specifically about cooking? Have you ever sew piece of clothes that you regularly wear? Most people never did... yet for something that will be used for hundreds of hours, we pay 20$+ for it instead of taking a few hours to do it. Why are we arguing about cooking ourself but not sewing our own clothes? Cooking our own food is simply a tradition that stayed with us, nothing else. It doesn't make more sense to do it ourself, than making our own clothes.
- mandelbrotwurst 7y agoIt's more than that. You can live without clothes (at least in certain climates) - you can't live without eating. It's not just tradition, it's more core to our survival.
- erklik 7y ago> is there something specifically about cooking? I mean sustenance and cooking is one of the fundamental activities required to continue living. Defintely ranks higher than any other skill i.e. sewing etc. Although, still quite important to do that as well.
- sharadov 7y agoYes it does matter, because food is something that I put in my body, it has a direct correlation with my health. Clothes, not that much.
- hnick 7y agoI have thought about this a lot while cooking, and I also think it comes down to the fact that cooking is both very creative but also very destructive (fire, oil, cutting, smashing, boiling, melting! such fun). It satisfies those two core urges we all have to some degree.
- sharadov 7y agoTrue that, some might argue it is a primal urge.