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> This is what they already do with their spare time, there's no reason to believe there wouldn't be more of it. From the same essay "The pleasures of urban p
by perfunctory 7y ago
> This is what they already do with their spare time, there's no reason to believe there wouldn't be more of it.
From the same essay
"The pleasures of urban populations have become mainly passive: seeing cinemas, watching football matches, listening to the radio, and so on. This results from the fact that their active energies are fully taken up with work; if they had more leisure, they would again enjoy pleasures in which they took an active part."
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