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That's interesting because quite a lot of people on reddit seem to believe that drugs is the only fun thing to do in life, and the rest is horrifying - work, mo

by hkai 6y ago

That's interesting because quite a lot of people on reddit seem to believe that drugs is the only fun thing to do in life, and the rest is horrifying - work, money, relationship problems, housing and so on. Perhaps that's why governments try to ban drugs: because given a chance, most people would prefer NOT to stay sober, except for few exceptional individuals.

trianglem 6y ago
Well anything involved with traditionally working for a living is hellish to this generation (myself included). Given a choice I would wake up and do what I wanted that morning which usually is productive but not always and there’s no requirement it should be. But what are you going to do, work makes society run so we must do it.
tarsinge 6y ago
I don't think that most people would prefer not to stay sober. Given my experience it really depends of your age. 22 years old me would have laughed if I said that I now prefer to spend times with my friend playing board games in the afternoon instead of just drinking all night. I see a lot of people in my circles that were heavy drinkers in their 20's and now in their 30's are naturally drifting towards enjoying other things more. The catch is to not cross the line to addiction during that time, and here being middle/upper class makes the difference because it usually means your life is mostly on tracks (like having a job), with positive social pressure from friends and family to go too far. Not everyone has the chance to have that.
mettamage 6y ago
I am changing my attitude on it by asking relentlessly: how is this fun? For work the answer is: a 4 day work week helps a shit ton. I am free on Wednesday. So if I dread the workday then I am free the next day or the day after that which puts me at ease. Also, then when I am free, I am noticing that I don’t like the day much more. That gives me a powerful perspective to not blame work for when I feel unhappy. Also, my work feels kind of easy. CRUD apps are not tje difficult beasts I studied during college. It also helps that the founders guard work-life balance.

by hkai 6y ago

trianglem 6y ago

Well anything involved with traditionally working for a living is hellish to this generation (myself included). Given a choice I would wake up and do what I wanted that morning which usually is productive but not always and there’s no requirement it should be. But what are you going to do, work makes society run so we must do it.

tarsinge 6y ago

I don't think that most people would prefer not to stay sober. Given my experience it really depends of your age. 22 years old me would have laughed if I said that I now prefer to spend times with my friend playing board games in the afternoon instead of just drinking all night. I see a lot of people in my circles that were heavy drinkers in their 20's and now in their 30's are naturally drifting towards enjoying other things more. The catch is to not cross the line to addiction during that time, and here being middle/upper class makes the difference because it usually means your life is mostly on tracks (like having a job), with positive social pressure from friends and family to go too far. Not everyone has the chance to have that.

mettamage 6y ago

I am changing my attitude on it by asking relentlessly: how is this fun? For work the answer is: a 4 day work week helps a shit ton. I am free on Wednesday. So if I dread the workday then I am free the next day or the day after that which puts me at ease. Also, then when I am free, I am noticing that I don’t like the day much more. That gives me a powerful perspective to not blame work for when I feel unhappy. Also, my work feels kind of easy. CRUD apps are not tje difficult beasts I studied during college. It also helps that the founders guard work-life balance.