> Any time not spent consuming or creating is bad for the economy. This sounds horrific to me. Why would we want to avoid bad stuff "for the economy"? Is the e

> Any time not spent consuming or creating is bad for the economy. This sounds horrific to me. Why would we want to avoid bad stuff "for the economy"? Is the economy some kind of god we have to serve by the ritual of media consumption? This view is only one step away from telling me I'm foregoing my patriotic duties by choosing to just make tea and sit in quiet or talk to people without going to the movies or doing something "structured". > "gives people more time to watch movies" Why do you immediately accociate to movies and productivity? How about give them more time to talk to their neighbors or their family or to contemplate their life or whatever else?